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Iowa Code § 501A.501

Organizational purpose

Known as the Iowa Cooperative Associations Act

The act spans §§ 501A.1001 to 501A.906 (101 sections).

2005 Acts, ch 135, §25

A cooperative may be formed and organized for any lawful purpose for the benefit of its members, including but not limited to any of the following purposes:

1. To store or market agricultural commodities, including crops and livestock.

2. To market, process, or otherwise change the form or marketability of agricultural commodities. The cooperative may provide for the manufacturing or processing of those commodities into products.

3. To accomplish other purposes that are necessary or convenient to facilitate the production or marketing of agricultural commodities or agricultural products by patron members, other patrons, and other persons, and for other purposes that are related to the business of the cooperative.

4. To provide products, supplies, and services to its patron members, other patrons, and others.

5. For any other purpose that a cooperative is authorized by law under chapter 499 or 501.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.