,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,katko 7= himself & ,ms4 ,judy ,*u 
( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) respect to  
civil =feitures relat+ to c]ta9 seiz$   
animals4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,help ,extract ,animals f   
,r$ ,tape ,act ( #bjaf or ! ,,he>t ,act 
( #bjaf4  #b4 ,r$uc$ notice p]iod       
,section #ihc7;a77#a77;,a7 ( title #ah1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7vi7 ,)    
respect to an animal seiz$ "u section   
#bf ( ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act or "u      
section #aiee ( ?is title1 clauses 7i71 
7ii71 7iii71 & 7v71 %all be appli$ by   
sub/itut+ #cj-;days = #fj-;days4  4  #c4
 ,bond he>+ proc$ures ,section #ihc7;a7 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7  
7,a7 ,if an animal is seiz$ "u section  

#bf ( ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act or "u      
section #aiee ( ?is title1 ! ,gov]nm5t  
may1 n lat] ?an #ba days aft] a claim is
 fil$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#d71 petition
 9 ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt = a bond  
he>+ relat+ to t claim4 ,^u fil+ !      
petition1 ! ,gov]nm5t %all give ! p]son 
claim+ an int]e/ 9 ! animal actual      
notice ( ! he>+4 ,! c\rt %all1 except ^u
 good cause %[n1 comm5ce t he>+ n lat]  
?an #ae days aft] ! date t ! p]son      
receives ! notice requir$ "u ?is        
subp>agraph4  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an #e days  
prior to ! he>+ date1 ! ,gov]nm5t %all  
provide an acc\nt+ ( ! co/s already     
incurr$1 & ! e/imat$ reasonable &       
anticipat$ co/s ( future c>e = ! animal 
p] day1 to bo? ! c\rt & ! p]son claim+  
an int]e/ 9 ! animal4  7,c7  7i7 ,unless
 ! p]son claim+ an int]e/ 9 ! animal %[s
 good cause n to require a bond1 ! c\rt 
%all ord] t p]son to po/ a bond4  7ii7  
,! am\nt ( ! bond %all be t am\nt ! c\rt
 det]m9es suffici5t to reimburse all    
reasonable & anticipat$ co/s ( c>+ = !  

animal f ! date ( seizure to a date !   
c\rt deems appropriate1 unless ! c\rt   
det]m9es ! p]son claim+ an int]e/ 9 !   
animal is f9ancially unable to po/ a    
bond 9 t am\nt4 ,9 t case1 ! c\rt may   
set ! am\nt ( ! bond to cov] p>tial     
paym5t ( ^? co/s4  7iii7 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r
 ! p]son claim+ an int]e/ 9 ! animal has
 an inability to pay a bond1 ! c\rt %all
 consid]--  7,i7 ! income1 e>n+         
capacity1 & f9ancial res\rces ( ! p]son 
claim+ an int]e/ 9 ! animal2  7,,ii7 !  
actual co/ ( c>e = ! animal prior to    
seizure ( ! animal by ! p]son claim+ an 
int]e/ 9 ! animal1 includ+ b n limit$ to
 food1 vacc9ations1 vet]9>y exp5ses1 &  
lic5ses2 &  7,,iii7 su* o!r factors z ! 
c\rt deems appropriate4  7iv7 ,if ! c\rt
 does n ord] ! po/+ ( a bond1 or ord]s a
 bond 9 an am\nt t w\ld only cov] p>tial
 paym5t ( ^! co/s1 ! c\rt %all /ate on !
 record ! reason = t action4  7,d7 ,if !
 p]son claim+ an int]e/ 9 ! animal fails
 to po/ ! bond z ord]$ by ! end ( ! #ae?
 day beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! issuance ( !

 ord]1 ! c\rt may ord] ! imm$iate       
=feiture to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! seiz$ animal
 to :i* ! ord] applies4  7,e7 ,if a bond
 is po/$ "u ?is subp>agraph1 ! seiz+    
ag5cy or ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>%als ,s]vice
 may draw f ! bond ! actual reasonable  
co/s incurr$ 9 c>+ = ! seiz$ animal4    
7,f7 ,any unsp5t portion ( ! bond %all  
be return$ to ! p]son claim+ an int]e/ 9
 ! animal ^u resolution ( ! =feiture    
proce$+s4  7,g7 ,if ! p]son claim+ an   
int]e/ 9 ! animal po/s a bond & prevails
 9 ! =feiture proce$+s--  7i7 t p]son   
%all be entitl$ to receive ! full am\nt 
t p]son po/$ z a bond "u ?is            
subp>agraph2 &  7ii7 ! ,gov]nm5t %all   
reimburse any am\nt drawn "u subp>agraph
 7,e7 necess>y to provide t full am\nt4 
7,h7 ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m          
reasonable & anticipat$ co/s includes   
food1 bo>d+1 vet]9>y c>e 7includ+ humane
 eu?anasia :]e appropriate71 transport1 
& any o!r co/s ! c\rt deems necess>y to 
provide c>e to ! seiz$ animal4  7,i7    
,no?+ 9 ?is subp>agraph prev5ts1 9 lieu 

( po/+ security or proce$+ to a =feiture
 he>+1 ! volunt>y p]man5t rel9qui%m5t ( 
an animal by its own] to--  7i7 an      
animal control or animal %elt]2  7ii7 an
 animal protection organization2 or     
7iii7 ! ,gov]nm5t4  7,j7 ,! te/imony ( a
 p]son at a he>+ held "u ?is subsection 
is n admissible aga9/ t p]son 9 any     
crim9al proce$+1 except 9 a prosecution 
= p]jury1 & does n waive t p]son's "r   
aga9/ self-incrim9ation4  4