351.1012. Name of cooperative, requirements.
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351.1012. Name of cooperative, requirements. — 1. The name of each cooperative shall include the words "Cooperative", "Association", "Cooperative Association", "Co-op", or "C.A." and, except to the extent a cooperative transacts business under a fictitious name registered in this state to the cooperative, shall be the name under which the cooperative transacts business in this state. The name shall not contain any word or phrase which indicates or implies that the cooperative is any governmental agency.
2. The name of a cooperative shall distinguish the cooperative upon the records in the office of the secretary of state from the name of a domestic business entity or a foreign business entity which is authorized or registered to do business in this state, or a name the right to which is, at the time of organization, reserved or as otherwise provided for by law.
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(L. 2011 S.B. 366)