2025 California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER 1 - Nonprofit Cooperative Associations
ARTICLE 7 - Powers
Section 54178.

Universal Citation:
CA Food & Agri Code § 54178 (2025)
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54178. An association may do each and every thing which is necessary, suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any one of the purposes, or the attainment of any one or more of the objects, which are enumerated in this article; or conducive to or expedient for the interest or benefit of the association; and contract accordingly; exercise and possess all powers, rights, and privileges which are necessary or incidental to the purposes for which the association is organized or to the activities in which it is engaged; and, in addition, any other rights, powers, and privileges which are granted by the laws of this state to ordinary corporations, except such as are inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter; and do any such thing anywhere.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

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