{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-502","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5–502","heading":"","body":"A cooperative may be incorporated for any combination of the following purposes:\n(1) Collectively to produce, process, prepare for market, handle, store, and market the products of persons engaged in the production of agricultural or fishery products;\n(2) To act as a selling or buying agent for its members; and\n(3) To purchase or otherwise acquire goods or services for its members.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=5-502","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"ca7c2fb854ce6ac477dfadaafe9dff7f63c575a52fa6e66719648d1b97c8bc26","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-501","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}