KRS 279.340: Name.

(1) The name of a cooperative shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3 -010 unless,

in an affidavit made by its president or vice president, and filed with the Secretary

of State, or in an affidavit made by a person signing articles of incorporation,

consolidation, merger or conversion, which relate to such cooperative, and filed,

together with any such articles, with the Secretary of State, it shall appear that the

cooperative desires to do business in another state and is or would be precluded

therefrom by reason of the inclusion of such words or either thereof in its name.

(2) This section shall not apply to any corporation which becomes subject to KRS

279.310 to 279.600 by complying with the provisions of KRS 279.470, which does

business in this state purs uant to KRS 279.570 and which elects to retain a

corporate name which does not comply with this section.