{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157a-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 2","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 2. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:\n''Employee cooperative'', a corporation which has elected to be governed by the provisions of this chapter.\n''Member'', a natural person who has been accepted for membership in, and owns a membership share issued by an employee cooperative.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 157A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter157A/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:43Z","sha256":"be21443affa45ee9301ee266f9c80b5ded9c16f7e42d40a21641a3f5f392d10b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157a-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}