(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), beginning January 1, 2008, in Blount County, the fee for issuing a license to carry a pistol shall be twenty dollars ($20) which shall be collected by the sheriff. The fee imposed by this section shall constitute the total fee imposed by local law in Blount County for the issuance of a pistol license and shall be paid in lieu of any and all fees for pistol licensing previously provided by local law.
(b) Any active, retired, or honorably discharged military veteran of the United States Armed Forces or the Armed Forces of the State of Alabama who meets the conditions for issuance or renewal of a pistol permit pursuant to Section 13A-11-75 shall be eligible to obtain the pistol permit without paying a fee for the permit as provided in subsection (a).
(c) Eighty percent of the fees collected shall be deposited into a bank account maintained by the sheriff. The funds shall be used and expended by the sheriff for the employment of personnel, the purchase of equipment, supplies, and materials, and for any other lawful purpose related to law enforcement in the county.
(d) Twenty percent of the fees collected shall be deposited into the Blount County General Fund.