Power to form associations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-7-2
in effect7-7-2. Power to form associations.
Five (5) or more persons of lawful age engaged in the production of agricultural products,
or two (2) or more nonprofit cooperative associations of producers, organized under
the provisions of this chapter, may form a nonprofit cooperative association with
or without capital stock for the purpose of producing, handling, processing, preparing
for market, warehousing, financing, preserving, drying, canning, packing, manufacturing,
utilizing, and marketing the agricultural products of its members or for engaging
in any activity pertaining to any of the things enumerated, including the financing,
purchasing, or otherwise securing for its members supplies, equipment, machinery,
or commodities of any character.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1202, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 117, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 7-7-2.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-7/7-7-2.htmFetched: 10/20/2026