(1) There is created within the Tennessee highway patrol a special unit for the enforcement of the Litter Control Law, compiled in title 39, chapter 14, part 5. The unit shall consist of a minimum of eight (8) members of the highway patrol. Such members shall be stationed in equal numbers in the eight (8) highway patrol districts.
(2) Sections 4-7-102, 4-7-103, 4-7-107 — 4-7-112, and 4-7-201 — 4-7-208 shall apply to the members authorized in subsection (a).