N.D. Cent. Code § 10-12-02
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10-12-02. Special requirements and powers
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10-12-02. Special requirements and powers
Mutual aid cooperatives are subject to the general law governing cooperatives, but shall
also state in their articles the territory to be served by the cooperative, and shall have power to
act as the agent or representative of any state, federal, or other agency, corporation, or limited
liability company giving assistance to rural rehabilitation, subsistence farming, housing, or
cooperative endeavors of any nature. Any cooperative that is hereafter organized under this
chapter shall be known as a "mutual aid cooperative" and the word cooperative shall form a part
of the name of each cooperative so organized. Any cooperative organized prior to July 1, 1957,
and whose name does not include the term "mutual aid cooperative", may at its option elect to
change its name to include "mutual aid cooperative".
Mutual aid cooperatives are subject to the general law governing cooperatives, but shall
also state in their articles the territory to be served by the cooperative, and shall have power to
act as the agent or representative of any state, federal, or other agency, corporation, or limited
liability company giving assistance to rural rehabilitation, subsistence farming, housing, or
cooperative endeavors of any nature. Any cooperative that is hereafter organized under this
chapter shall be known as a "mutual aid cooperative" and the word cooperative shall form a part
of the name of each cooperative so organized. Any cooperative organized prior to July 1, 1957,
and whose name does not include the term "mutual aid cooperative", may at its option elect to
change its name to include "mutual aid cooperative".
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