Notwithstanding Section 112845, the department and the Department of Finance may authorize the deposit in the Special Deposit Fund of cash deposits received by the department under Section 112765; and in that event, upon the determination by the department that all or a part of any deposit is due the state for payment on account of the depositor’s pro rata share of costs incurred by the state under this chapter, the amount so determined shall, on order of the Controller, be transferred from the Special Deposit Fund to the Cannery Inspection Fund.
All money deposited in the Special Deposit Fund under this section shall be subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 16370) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.