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DRAFT PFAPC By-Laws PIEDMONT FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING (PFAP) CENTER CORPORATION BY-LAWS Article I NAME Section 1.01 Name The name of this organization shall be "Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing (PFAP) Center Corp."; hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation." Article II. ORGANIZATION Section 2.01 Organization This Corporation has been formed under the laws of the State of North Carolina as contained in N.C.G.S. Chapter SSA, entitled "Non-Profit Corporation Act" and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Article III. MISSION AND PURPOSE Section 3.01 Purposes The Corporation shall have all corporate power and authority to carry on any lawful activity calculated, directly or indirectly, to promote the Corporation's interests and purposes. The purposes of the Corporation are to: (a) Educate the public, local farm-based producers, food-based businesses, culinary programs and promote the economic viability of farm-based producers and food-based businesses across the region in their efforts to produce locally grown value-added products, create sustainable local food businesses and associatedjobs, and preserve productive farmland; (b) Provide for the betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuits, the improvement of the grade of their products, and the: development of a higher degree of efficiency in their respective occupations by establishing and _operating a shared-use, value-added, food and agricultural processing facility the "PFAP Center"; (c) Educate local farm-based producers, food-based businesses, culinary programs, and other clients who wish to produce locally grown value-added food items about the benefits of a food and agricultural processing facility; (d) Develop funding, purchase or lease real or personal property, or borrow money in order to effectuate the Corporation's educational goals and to develop and provide ashared-use, value- added, food and agricultural processing facility that meets Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards; (e) Provide business development support and educate potential clients in the region about how to start afood-based business, develop a business plan and comply with food safety requirements, and provide general oversight of a food and agricultural processing facility that meets GMP standards; (fj Cooperate with and enlist support from local educational, agricultural, and economic development institutions in the affected political jurisdictions, key stakeholders, and existing service providers in the region including cooperative extension, small business centers, and culinary programs at local educational facilities to meet the Corporation's educational goals; (g) Establish cooperative relationships with regulatory officials to understand the local regulatory environment, meet county and FDA regulations, and pursue USDA or state-inspected value- added meat processing and educate potential clients about these regulations; 6 Draft 12/2 4