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.