Section 10A-3A-3.01 Purposes.

(a) Every nonprofit corporation has the purpose of engaging in any lawful activity unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the certificate of incorporation. (b) If a nonprofit corporation will engage in an activity that is subject to regulation under another statute of the state, the nonprofit corporation may incorporate under this chapter only if not prohibited by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute. (c) Labor unions, cooperative organizations, and organizations subject to any of the provisions of the insurance laws of Alabama may not be organized under this chapter. (d) Whenever 10 or more retail merchants wish to form a nonprofit association, cooperative society, or corporation in the sense of paying interest or dividends on stock, but for mutual benefit through the application of cooperation or other economic principles, they may become a body corporate in the manner provided in this chapter. (e) Whenever 10 or more wholesale merchants wish to form a nonprofit association, cooperative society, or corporation in the sense of paying interest or dividends on stock, but for mutual benefit through the application of cooperation or other economic principles, they may become a body corporate in the manner provided in this chapter.