§ 17-10-247 — Dissolution action by attorney general; administrative dissolution

(a) A cooperative may be dissolved involuntarily by a
decree of a court in this state in an action filed by the
attorney general if it is established that:
(i) The articles and certificate of organization were
procured through fraud;
(ii) The cooperative was organized for a purpose not
permitted by this article or prohibited by state law;
(iii) The cooperative has flagrantly violated a
provision of this article, has violated a provision of this
article more than once or has violated more than one (1)
provision of this article; or
(iv) The cooperative has acted, or failed to act, in
a manner that constitutes surrender or abandonment of the
cooperative's franchise, privileges, or enterprise.
(b) An action may not be commenced under subsection (a) of
this section until thirty (30) days after notice to the
cooperative by the attorney general of the reason for the filing
of the action. If the reason for filing the action is an act
that the cooperative has done, or omitted to do, and the act or
omission may be corrected by an amendment of the articles or
bylaws or by performance of or abstention from the act, the
attorney general shall give the cooperative thirty (30)
additional days to make the correction before filing the action.
(c) The provisions of W.S. 17-16-1420 through 17-16-1423
shall apply to the administrative dissolution of any domestic
cooperative and the provisions of W.S. 17-16-1530 through
17-16-1532 shall apply to the administrative dissolution of any
foreign cooperative.