Md. Code, Local Government § 13–603

(a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City.

(b) (1) Under rules it adopts, the governing body of a county may

appropriate and use money it considers necessary to support farmers’ cooperative

demonstration work in the county, including home demonstration work and boys and

girls club work, that is similar to work that the United States Department of

Agriculture or the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension may conduct.

(2) The governing body of a county may cooperate with the United

States Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland Cooperative

Extension to jointly conduct and fund the demonstration work on terms and

conditions agreed to by the governing body of the county, the Department, and the

Extension.