(a) The General Assembly finds:(1) The Department of Agriculture enforces laws pertaining to wildland fires, timber theft, and unlawful dumping on forest land;(2) Under current law, fines resulting from violations of the wildland fire laws are deposited with local school districts; and(3) The law is silent on where to deposit fines resulting from violations of the dumping and timber theft laws.
(1) The Department of Agriculture enforces laws pertaining to wildland fires, timber theft, and unlawful dumping on forest land;
(2) Under current law, fines resulting from violations of the wildland fire laws are deposited with local school districts; and
(3) The law is silent on where to deposit fines resulting from violations of the dumping and timber theft laws.
(b) The purpose of this section and § 15-31-114 is to establish that fines generated by law enforcement activities of the department be deposited into the Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement Fund.