The revenue derived from the inspection fees authorized in § 44-16-101 shall be paid into the state treasury by the commissioner and placed to the credit of a special poultry inspection account, which may be drawn on by the department of agriculture to meet the expenses of the service provided for in this part, and if there should be a surplus remaining, it may be expended by the commissioner for poultry educational and investigational purposes.
T.C.A. § 44-16-104