It is the declared policy of the Commonwealth, as one means of improving the economic position of agriculture, to encourage the organization of producers of agricultural products into effective nonprofit cooperative associations under the control of such producers, and to that end this Act shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.
Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-312
Liberal construction of article
Known as the Agricultural Cooperative Association Act
The act spans §§ 13–13 (35 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 167 W. Va. 920 - Southern States Cooperative, Inc. v. Dailey (1981)
Most recently applied in 167 W. Va. 920 - Southern States Cooperative, Inc. v. Dailey (July 1981)
1956, c. 428; 2022, c. 234.
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