---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 8.4"
title: "7"
number: "8.4"
heading: "Basic premises."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/8.4"
---

# §8.4. Basic premises.

- (a) The 4-H Club Name and Emblem are held in trust by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture for the educational and character-building purposes of the 4-H program and can be used only as authorized by the statute and according to the authorization of the Secretary or designated representative.
- (b) The 4-H Club Name and Emblem may be used by authorized representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Cooperative Extension Services, the land-grant institutions, and the National 4-H Council, according to these regulations, for serving the educational needs and interests of 4-H youth.
- (c) Any use of the 4-H Club Name and Emblem is forbidden if it exploits the 4-H programs, its volunteer leaders or 4-H youth participants or the United States Department of Agriculture, the Cooperative Extension Services, or the land-grant institutions, or their employees.
- (d) The 4-H Club Name and Emblem shall not be used to imply endorsement of commercial firms, products, or services.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 707.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 31582, Aug. 2, 1985, unless otherwise noted.