Tennessee § 43-38-201 - Organizational purpose.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 43-38-201 — Organizational purpose., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-38-201. Organizational purpose.
A cooperative may be formed and organized on a cooperative plan as provided under this title, to market, process, or otherwise change the form or marketability of crops, livestock and other agricultural products, including manufacturing and further processing of those products and other purposes that are necessary or convenient to facilitate the production or marketing of agricultural products by patron members and other purposes that are related to the business of the cooperative; to provide supplies and services to its members; and for purposes that cooperatives are authorized by law. Acts 2004, ch. 534, § 4.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-38-201 ("Organizational purpose.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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