Any money which is collected by the director pursuant to this chapter is hereby appropriated to the department to carry out the duties which are imposed upon the director and the council pursuant to this chapter. The appropriation which is made in this section is exempt from the operation of Section 16304 of the Government Code.
The money which is collected by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be disbursed by the director only for the necessary expenses incurred by the council and the director to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the payment of refunds which are authorized pursuant to this chapter. The director may disburse these funds in authorized activities related to particular dairy products without reference to the branches of the dairy industry from which these funds are derived.