(a) In Cherokee County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75, shall be ten dollars ($10) for an individual age 65 and over and twenty dollars ($20) for an individual under age 65. The fees shall be collected by the sheriff and used for law enforcement purposes in the county.
(b) Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Cherokee County in any bank located in Cherokee County selected by the sheriff, into a fund known as the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund.
(c) The Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund as provided in subsection (b) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Cherokee County or his or her appointed agent and shall be exclusively for law enforcement purposes in the public interest and in the discharge of the sheriff's office as the sheriff sees fit.
(d) The establishment of the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund as provided in this section and the use of such funds shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.