(a) In Hale 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 twenty dollars ($20).
(b) Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Hale County in any bank located in Hale County selected by the sheriff, into a fund known as the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund.
(c) The Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Hale County or his or her appointed agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes in the public’s 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 and the use of such funds shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other mbursement or other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.