(a) In Houston 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) per year, which shall be collected by the sheriff.
(b) Seventeen dollars ($17) of the monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Houston County in any bank located in Houston County in a fund known as the Sheriff’s Fund.
(c) Three dollars ($3) of the monies collected under subsection (a) shall be paid into the General Fund of Houston County, Alabama.
(d) The Sheriff’s Fund as provided in subsection (b) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Houston County, or his or her appointed agent, and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes and in the discharge of the sheriff’s office as he or she sees fit.
(e) The establishment of the Sheriff’s 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.