Iowa Statutes
§ 497.30 — Use of term “cooperative” restricted
Iowa § 497.30
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Iowa Code § 497.30 (2026).
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No corporation or association organized after July 4, 1915, shall be entitled to use the term
“cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title, unless it has complied
withtheprovisionsofthischapter,andanycorporationorassociationviolatingtheprovisions
of this section may be enjoined from doing business under such name at the instance of any
stockholder of any association legally organized under the provisions of this chapter.
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Legislative History
[SS15, §1641-r17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8482; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§497.30]
Nearby Sections
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§ 497.1
Purposes of cooperative§ 497.10
Powers§ 497.12
Stockholding§ 497.13
Issue of shares as payment§ 497.14
May act as trustee§ 497.15
Paid-up stock — right to vote§ 497.16
Voting by mail§ 497.17
Reserve fund§ 497.18
Educational fund — dividends§ 497.19
Additional dividends§ 497.2
Articles of incorporation§ 497.20
When dividends distributed§ 497.21
Dissolution§ 497.22
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