{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-5a-03","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5–5A–03","heading":"","body":"A consumer cooperative or a federated cooperative may be incorporated under this subtitle and engage in any lawful business to acquire, produce, manufacture, furnish, or distribute any goods or services on a cooperative basis for the mutual benefit of its members and patrons or the members and patrons of any member cooperative, or both.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=5-5A-03","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"d06e5186d1b776ac5099adfae4768741a3ef717f1a3dd81183d4c75e97bfb47b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-5a-02","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-5a-04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}