Section 308B.211 Cooperative Name

308B.211 COOPERATIVE NAME.

Subdivision 1.Distinguished name.

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, on file, authorized or registered to do business in this state at the time of filing, or a name the right to which is, at the time of organization, reserved or provided for by law.

Subd. 2.Reservation.

The cooperative name shall be reserved for the cooperative during its existence.

History:

2003 c 105 art 1 s 11; 2008 c 203 s 9; 2009 c 98 s 13

NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 1 by Laws 2009, chapter 98, section 13, is effective 30 days after the secretary of state certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been modified to implement the amendment to this subdivision. Laws 2009, chapter 98, section 13, the effective date.