§19-30-3. Special revenue account created for donated food program.

(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the "donated food fund" account. Expenditures from said account shall be used by the Department of Agriculture for the operation of the donated food program and are not authorized from collections, but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code, and upon the fulfillment of the provisions set forth in article two, chapter five-a of this code.

(b) The commissioner is authorized to solicit and accept donations, gifts, grants, bequests and other funds made available to the Department of Agriculture from private sources for the donated food program, which funds shall be placed in the donated food fund special revenue account.