§ 21-17-305 — County cooperation in extension work; districts; county agents

(a) A board of county commissioners may cooperate in
extension work in agriculture and home economics in the county
under the supervision of the agricultural college of the
university and for that purpose may annually appropriate and
expend any amount the board deems expedient so long as this levy
and all levies for general county government do not exceed the
constitutional mill limit.
(b) Any two (2) or more contiguous counties may unite in
the formation of a district for the purposes of subsection (a)
of this section. The district formed shall be regarded as a
single county for the purposes of this section and is entitled
to the same benefits as if the district were one (1) county. No
county included in a district is entitled to any benefits of
this section so long as the district receives benefits under
this section.
(c) Any county or district complying with this section
upon request shall receive a county agent or agricultural expert
to be provided by the agricultural college of the university.
The university shall provide a suitable agent or expert,
qualified to do the work usually expected from a person educated
in the science of agriculture.
(d) The university trustees may receive and expend money
from any source under the supervision of the agricultural
college for the purposes of this section.