Rhode Island § 7-7-1 - Producers’ Cooperatives

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§ 7-7-1. Producers’ Cooperatives

R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-7-1

§ 7-7-1. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the term:

(1) “Agricultural products” or “products” means field crops, horticultural, viticultural, forestry, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and all farm products and the byproducts derived from any of them; and words used import the singular or the plural as the context demands;

(2) “Association” means any corporation formed under this chapter;

(3) “Member” means a person who owns a common stock in an association formed with capital stock, or who owns a certificate of membership in an association formed without capital stock;

(4) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest.

History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1202, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 117, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 7-7-1.

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Section 7-7-1 ("Producers’ Cooperatives") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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