New York Laws
Article 2 - Formation and Dissolution of Cooperative Corporations; Classes; Powers; By-Laws
15 - Filing Certificate.

ยง 15. Filing certificate. No certificate of incorporation, and no
amendment thereof, and no certificate of merger or consolidation shall
take effect until it has been filed with the secretary of state. The
secretary of state shall provide copies of such certificates or
amendments to the commissioner of agriculture and markets or his or her
designee upon request by corporation name.