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The necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with work of the Service shall be performed in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the University, Virginia State University, the Governor or his designee, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and other participating bodies.B\n\nThe Program shall also conduct educational programs and disseminate useful and practical information to the people of the Commonwealth.C\n\nPersonnel of the Service shall inform local governing bodies of the Commonwealth whenever agricultural conditions are present in such localities that would warrant the declaration of a disaster pursuant to Section 301 of P.L. 93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5141.D\n\nPersonnel of the Service shall provide farmers and local governing bodies with such assistance and information as is available concerning federal and state disaster relief programs.E\n\nThe Station shall conduct research and investigations and establish, publish, and distribute results in such forms as will tend to increase the economy, efficiency, and safety of the various enterprises and activities of interest to the Commonwealth and the nation and promote the conservation and economic utilization of its natural and human resources.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250111,"text":"The Service shall provide the people of the Commonwealth with useful and practical information and knowledge on agriculture, including horticulture and silviculture, agribusiness, home economics, community resource development, 4-H Clubs, and related subjects through instruction and the dissemination of useful and practical information through demonstrations, conferences, courses, workshops, publications, meetings, mass media, and other educational programs. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 433<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":186539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69111,"identifier":"23.1-2610","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/2\/23.1-2610","url":"\/23.1-2610\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2610\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/26\/2\/23.1-2610","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of the Service, the Program, and the Station","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2610","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Service shall provide the people of the Commonwealth with useful and practical information and knowledge on agriculture, including horticulture and silviculture, agribusiness, home economics, community resource development, 4-H Clubs, and related subjects through instruction and the dissemination of useful and practical information through demonstrations, conferences, courses, workshops, publications, meetings, mass media, and other educational programs. The necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with work of the Service shall be performed in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the University, Virginia State University, the Governor or his designee, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and other participating bodies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Program shall also conduct educational programs and disseminate useful and practical information to the people of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Personnel of the Service shall inform local governing bodies of the Commonwealth whenever agricultural conditions are present in such localities that would warrant the declaration of a disaster pursuant to Section 301 of P.L. 93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5141. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Personnel of the Service shall provide farmers and local governing bodies with such assistance and information as is available concerning federal and state disaster relief programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Station shall conduct research and investigations and establish, publish, and distribute results in such forms as will tend to increase the economy, efficiency, and safety of the various enterprises and activities of interest to the Commonwealth and the nation and promote the conservation and economic utilization of its natural and human resources. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF THE SERVICE, THE PROGRAM, AND THE STATION (\u00a7 23.1-2610)\n\nA. The Service shall provide the people of the Commonwealth with useful and\npractical information and knowledge on agriculture, including horticulture and\nsilviculture, agribusiness, home economics, community resource development, 4-H\nClubs, and related subjects through instruction and the dissemination of useful\nand practical information through demonstrations, conferences, courses,\nworkshops, publications, meetings, mass media, and other educational programs.\nThe necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with work\nof the Service shall be performed in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon\nby the University, Virginia State University, the Governor or his designee, the\nU.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and other\nparticipating bodies.\n\nB. The Program shall also conduct educational programs and disseminate useful\nand practical information to the people of the Commonwealth.\n\nC. Personnel of the Service shall inform local governing bodies of the\nCommonwealth whenever agricultural conditions are present in such localities\nthat would warrant the declaration of a disaster pursuant to Section 301 of P.L.\n93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5141.\n\nD. Personnel of the Service shall provide farmers and local governing bodies\nwith such assistance and information as is available concerning federal and\nstate disaster relief programs.\n\nE. The Station shall conduct research and investigations and establish, publish,\nand distribute results in such forms as will tend to increase the economy,\nefficiency, and safety of the various enterprises and activities of interest to\nthe Commonwealth and the nation and promote the conservation and economic\nutilization of its natural and human resources.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 433, \u00a7 23-132.3; 2016, c. 588.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}