All fees and civil fines collected pursuant to this article shall be transmitted to the state treasurer who shall credit the same to the alternative livestock farm cash fund, which fund is hereby created. All moneys credited to the fund and all interest earned on the investment of moneys in the fund shall be a part of this fund and shall not be transferred or credited to the general fund or to any other fund except as directed by the general assembly acting by bill. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from such fund to the department to carry out the purposes of this article. The board is authorized to expend a maximum of three and six-tenths percent, or actual costs, whichever is less, of the base appropriation allocated to the brand inspection division to offset the indirect costs of the board.
Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1707, § 6, effective July 1.