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DIVISION 20. PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 54001-57700›CHAPTER 1. Nonprofit Cooperative Associations 54001-54294›ARTICLE 2. General Provisions 54031-54042

§ 54036

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A person, firm, corporation, or association, that is hereafter organized or doing business in this state, may not use the word “cooperative” as part of its corporate name or other business name or title for producers’ cooperative marketing activities, unless it has complied with this chapter or is otherwise authorized by Chapter 22 (commencing with Section 26220) of Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 111. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2017.)

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