(a) A person other than a cooperative association incorporated under this chapter or a previous law of the state may not use the term “cooperative,” or any variation of the term, as part of its corporate or other business name or title. However, this section does not apply to cooperatives organized to generate and transmit electric energy and power or to furnish electric or telephone or related telecommunications service.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 10.15.575

  • cooperative: means a cooperative corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) A cooperative may enjoin a violation of this section upon suit without a showing of damage to itself.