SEC. 1 Any breeder of Angus cattle, or anyone interested in Angus cattle in Ohio, may become a member of the Association by sending his name and address to the Secretary together with a yearly payment of annual dues payable on or before the Annual Meeting of said state Association. Annual dues are to be established by the Association board of directors at a regular meeting of said board, for the following year, at a date no later than November of the preceding year. Association members are to be notified of said dues via regular Association media and communications.

SEC. 2 Honorary Members. Any person who has distinguished himself in the field of animal husbandry and is interested in the improvement of Aberdeen Angus cattle, may upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, be made an honorary member without payment of dues.

SEC. 3 Junior Members.  Any youth under the age of 21 years shall be eligible to be considered as a junior member providing they meet all the conditions and requirements of the National Junior Angus Association.  Promotion of youth activities, through the Ohio Junior Angus Association, is paramount to the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors and is a further extension of 4-H and FFA activities.  The Ohio Jr. Angus Association acts and exists in accord and with a mutually beneficial relationship with the Ohio Angus Association and shall be considered an affiliate of the Ohio Angus Association.  The Ohio Junior Angus Association shall be under the indirect supervision of the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors through the Junior Activities Committee of the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors.  Lead advisor of the Ohio Junior Angus Association shall be appointed annually by the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors.  The lead advisor shall have the responsibility of reporting all Ohio Junior Angus Association activities to the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors.  Lead advisor can be an ex-officio member of the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors.  The Ohio Junior Angus Association shall further be authorized to select or appoint two (2) additional co-advisors who shall either be past Ohio Junior Angus Association members (over age 25), supportive and interested parents, vo-ag teachers or other adults.  These advisors shall be approved by the Ohio Angus Association Board of Directors annually each April.  These Junior appointed advisors shall have terms as set by the Ohio Junior Angus Association.  These three (3) advisors shall:

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1) Provide leadership, mentoring, guidance, teaching, advice and financial expertise while serving as role models for the development of all Ohio Junior Angus Association members. 

2) Support all Ohio Angus Association, Ohio Junior Angus Association and Ohio Angus Auxiliary activities in a positive and professional manner including but not limited to shows, sales, fund raisers, annual meetings and other activities. 

3) Encourage all Ohio Junior Angus Association members to enhance their love of the Angus breed and agricultural industry. 

4) Provide unbiased and positive support to all Ohio Junior Angus Association members.

SEC. 4 Any breeder of Angus cattle who is or has been a member of the Association may be declared a non-member of the Association for just cause by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors present. Any breeder of Angus cattle who is at any time declared a non-member is automatically and immediately barred from any and all activities of the Ohio Angus Association. The dispelled member so declared shall have the right to appeal to any succeeding meeting of the Board of Directors.

Constitution & By-Laws of the

Ohio Angus Association

ARTICLE IV: Officers & Directors

SEC:1 The Directorate of the Ohio Angus Association shall consist of not less than eight Directors-at-large and one representative Director from each recognized active County or Regional Association and one Director from the State Junior Association. At the last regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ohio Angus Association prior to the annual meeting, the Board shall prepare a list of recognized regional associations that will be called upon for a representative director. In order to be recognized as an official regional association, each association must, by the 1st of November, submit to the Ohio Angus Secretary, a roster of officers and the minutes from their most recent annual meeting, which must occur within the previous 12 months. Following the Board approval of recognized regional associations, the Secretary shall inform the president of those associations that an official of that associations shall be prepared to submit the name of their director to the membership of the State Association at the annual meeting. Representative Directors may be elected or appointed in whatever manner the local or Junior Association shall prescribe. However, they must be elected or re-elected annually, and their names submitted by a duly elected official of that Association when called for from the floor at the annual meeting of the Ohio Angus Association. Only those representative directors submitted in the above manner and who are members in good standing of the Ohio Angus Association shall serve during the following year. However, only one director or officer from a particular farm/herd may serve on the board of directors of the Ohio Angus Association at a given time. The exception would be the Ohio Junior Angus Association representative director.

SEC. 2 Four directors at-large shall be elected to serve two year terms, and if the total of Directors-at-large and Representative Directors is less than eighteen, then additional Directors-at-large shall be elected to serve two year terms so that the total of all directors shall become at least eighteen. If it is required that more than four at-large directors are to be elected in the same year, then every 2nd position elected after the 4th shall be a one year term. If the same instance occurs in successive years, the board shall approve a ballot so that not more than one director position more than half of the total at-large positions will be elected in the same year. When an election occurs that requires one year terms, the director(s) elected to the one year terms will be those individuals receiving the highest number of votes after the required two year term positions are filled by individuals who received the highest number of votes across the entire at-large election. If the number of nominations received for at large directors is not sufficient to fill the required number of seats, then the remaining positions may be filled by appointment by the President of the Association following the annual meeting. Officers of the Association shall consist of Chairman of the Board, President, Vice President, and Treasurer. The retiring President shall become Chairman of the Board, and a President, Vice President, and Treasurer shall be nominated from the floor and elected annually. The Executive Secretary shall be hired by the board of directors on an annual basis.

SEC. 3 Officers and Directors at large shall be elected by a majority vote of the members present at the annual meeting. Only members whose dues are currently paid shall be eligible to vote. Nominations will be accepted from the floor at the Annual Meeting for Director-at-large positions.  The person being nominated and the person making the nomination must be members in good standing at the time of the nomination.