West Virginia Code 19-4-3 – Purposes
A cooperative association may be organized to engage in one or more qualified activities in connection with the marketing or selling of agricultural products or the goods and services of its members or those purchased from other persons; or in connection with the manufacturing, selling or supplying to its members of machinery, equipment or supplies; or in securing and disseminating market information; or in the financing directly, through agricultural credit associations, and/or otherwise, the above-enumerated activities; or in any one or more of the activities specified herein. An agricultural credit association may be organized hereunder to finance qualified persons or to finance any cooperative association, or both, whether formed under the laws of this or any other state.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-4-3
- Agricultural products: means horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and any farm products in their natural form or processed. See West Virginia Code 19-4-1
- association: means any corporation organized under this article. See West Virginia Code 19-4-1
- Goods and services: means food and beverages, arts and crafts, woodworking and furniture-making, and recycling, composting and repurposing materials. See West Virginia Code 19-4-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10