Maryland Corporations and Associations Section 5-502

      A cooperative may be incorporated for any combination of the following purposes:

            (1)      Collectively to produce, process, prepare for market, handle, store, and market the products of persons engaged in the production of agricultural or fishery products;

            (2)      To act as a selling or buying agent for its members; and

            (3)      To purchase or otherwise acquire goods or services for its members.