{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1000.18","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1000.18","heading":"Cooperative association.","body":"Cooperative association means any cooperative marketing association of producers which the Secretary determines is qualified under the provisions of the Capper-Volstead Act, has full authority in the sale of milk of its members, and is engaged in marketing milk or milk products for its members. A federation of 2 or more cooperatives incorporated under the laws of any state will be considered a cooperative association under any Federal milk order if all member cooperatives meet the requirements of this section.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER X—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MILK), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1000—GENERAL PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS","Subpart B—Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"192ae6ef13865315204fba2385c7881a15f5f5e5555db45c5db213ec60eeb204","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1000.17","next":"us/7-cfr-1000.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}