The aim of the paper is to determine whether and to what extent the legislator facilitates the formation and functioning of agricultural cooperatives under the conditions of the new political and economic system. The Author concludes, that the legislator strives for a better organization and functioning of cooperatives active in agriculture by gradually introducing changes to various legal acts, including the law on cooperatives of 16 September 1982. However, this legislative activity is not sufficient. Specific provisions on agricultural cooperatives could be incorporated into a separate law. Such law would have to contain rules on particular cooperatives operating in the field of agriculture, i.e. on farm cooperatives, agricultural production cooperatives, agricultural circle cooperatives, dairy cooperatives and so called producer group cooperatives.