§ 11-18-120 — Livestock law enforcement account; reimbursement of county sheriffs by livestock board; rules

(a) There is created the livestock law enforcement
account. Unexpended, unobligated funds in the account shall
revert to the general fund at the end of a biennium. Unless
otherwise provided by law, the balance in the account shall not
exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00).
(b) Funds in the livestock law enforcement account shall
only be expended by the livestock board to:
(i) Reimburse county sheriffs for activities relating
to in-state and out-of-state livestock investigations;
(ii) Provide training to county sheriffs regarding
livestock enforcement.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
reimbursement provided under paragraph (b)(i) of this section
shall be credited to the applicable account, fund, subaccount or
other accounting unit within the budget of a county which is
controlled by the county sheriff. Reimbursement provided under
paragraph (b)(i) of this section shall not be withheld by a
board of county commissioners from a county sheriff or deducted
from the budget of a county sheriff.
(d) The livestock board shall adopt rules to implement
this section, which shall include eligible expenses, rates and
procedures for reimbursement.