# Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-102: Nature of work

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-102
- **Heading:** Nature of work
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-102

## Text

This work shall be known as cooperative extension work, carried on in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture, provided for in the Smith-Lever Act, Public Act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 1, 38 Stat. 372 ( 7 U.S.C. §§ 341 - 349 ), and in accordance with the regulations provided for in that act for the conduct of this work, which provide that this work shall include: (1) Practical demonstration instruction in agriculture and home economics; (2) Conducting 4-H boys' and girls' clubs for teaching farm and home practices; (3) Introducing new crops and new systems of farming in various areas of the state, as development in industry necessitates changes in existing crops and systems of farming; (4) Developing improved methods of marketing farm products; and (5) In general, improving rural life, with the object of making farming more prosperous and farm life more desirable and attractive. Acts 1929, ch. 81, § 2; mod. Code 1932, § 2542; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3402.
This work shall be known as cooperative extension work, carried on in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture, provided for in the Smith-Lever Act, Public Act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 1, 38 Stat. 372 ( 7 U.S.C. §§ 341 - 349 ), and in accordance with the regulations provided for in that act for the conduct of this work, which provide that this work shall include:
(1) Practical demonstration instruction in agriculture and home economics;
(2) Conducting 4-H boys' and girls' clubs for teaching farm and home practices;
(3) Introducing new crops and new systems of farming in various areas of the state, as development in industry necessitates changes in existing crops and systems of farming;
(4) Developing improved methods of marketing farm products; and
(5) In general, improving rural life, with the object of making farming more prosperous and farm life more desirable and attractive.
Acts 1929, ch. 81, § 2; mod. Code 1932, § 2542; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3402.

## Nearby sections

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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-103 Funding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-104 County agricultural extension committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-105 Intercounty cooperation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-106 Conflicts of interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-107 Agricultural financial and family counseling](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-108 Compensation of University of Tennessee extension employees holding joint appointments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-201 General provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-301 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-301.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-302 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-302.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-304 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-304.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-305 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-305.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-306 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C50_S49-50-306.md)

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