Maine § 1822. - Purposes

§ 1822.. Purposes

Such association may be organized for the purpose of engaging in any cooperative activity for producers of agricultural products in connection with:  

1.  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;

2.  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;

3.  Business or educational services.  Performing or furnishing business or educational services, on a cooperative basis, for or to its members and other patrons; or

4.  Financing.  Financing any of the above enumerated activities for its members, subject to the limitations of Title 9-B, section 466.