{"data":{"id":"us-me/13-m.r.s.-1822","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"13 M.R.S. §1822","heading":"Purposes","body":"Such association may be organized for the purpose of engaging in any cooperative activity for producers of agricultural products in connection with:\n1.  Producing, selling, etc.  Producing, assembling, marketing, buying or selling agricultural products, or harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, manufacturing, blending, canning, packing, ginning, grading, storing, warehousing, handling, shipping or utilizing such products, or manufacturing or marketing the by-products thereof;\n2.  Equipment, feed, fertilizer, etc.  Manufacturing, buying for or supplying to its members and other patrons, machinery, equipment, feed, fertilizer, fuel, seeds and other agricultural and household supplies;\n3.  Business or educational services.  Performing or furnishing business or educational services, on a cooperative basis, for or to its members and other patrons; or\n4.  Financing.  Financing any of the above enumerated activities for its members, subject to the limitations of Title 9‑B, section 466.","path":["TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS","PART 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL","CHAPTER 85: COOPERATIVES","SUBCHAPTER 2: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING","ARTICLE 2: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/13/title13sec1822.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"aedd60cdf5a2d685ca7d30ae27729a9eb3a536d4ccb948cec86906cb6aac4c9b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/13-m.r.s.-1821","next":"us-me/13-m.r.s.-1823"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}