§ 2. Declaration of policy. It is the declared policy of this state, as one means of improving the economic welfare of its people, particularly those who are producers, marketers or consumers of food products, to encourage their effective organization in cooperative associations for the rendering of mutual help and service.
Declaration of policy
N.Y. Cooperative Corporations Law § 2, under Short Title; Policy; Definitions.
N.Y. Cooperative Corporations Law § 2