,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjai,ms4
 ,h>ris 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,coll9s7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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$   
animals1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help   
,extract ,animals f ,r$ ,tape ,act (    
#bjai or ! ,,he>t ,act ( #bjai4  #b4    
,r$uc$ notice p]iod  7a7 ,notice tim+ = 
cases ( animal seizure ,section         
#ihc7;a77#a77;,a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 
7i71 by ins]t+ & subject to clause 7vi71
 aft] ,except z provid$ 9 clauses 7ii7  
?r\gh 7v712 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7vi7 ,9 ! case ( a civil       
=feiture proce$+ relat+ to an animal    
seiz$ "u section #bf ( ! ,animal ,welf>e
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or section   
#aiee ( ?is title1 clauses 7i71 7ii71   

7iii71 & 7v7 ( ?is subp>agraph %all be  
appli$ by sub/itut+--  7,i7 #cj days =  
#fj days ea* place t t]m appe>s2 &      
7,,ii7 #cj-;day = #fj-;day ea* place t  
t]m appe>s4  4  7b7 ,notice proc$ures = 
cases ( animal seizure ,section         
#ihc7;a77#a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b71 by ins]t+ 1 &1 9 ! case ( a civil 
=feiture proce$+ relat+ to an animal    
seiz$ "u section #bf ( ! ,animal ,welf>e
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or section   
#aiee ( ?is title1 t1 aft] consid]+ !   
factors "u subp>agraph 7,g71 ! delay is 
w>rant$ aft] if ! (ficial det]m9es t !  
conditions 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 are       
pres5t2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by    
ins]t+ 1 &1 9 ! case ( a civil =feiture 
proce$+ relat+ to an animal seiz$ "u    
section #bf ( ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or section #aiee ( ?is
 title1 t1 aft] consid]+ ! factors "u   
subp>agraph 7,g71 ! delay is w>rant$    
aft] t ! conditions 9 subp>agraph 7,d7  
are pres5t2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  

foll[+3  7,g7 ,9 ! case ( a civil       
=feiture proce$+ relat+ to an animal    
seiz$ "u section #bf ( ! ,animal ,welf>e
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or section   
#aiee ( ?is title1 ! p]iod = s5d+ notice
 "u ?is p>agraph may be ext5d$ only aft]
 consid]ation (--  7i7 ! co/ to !       
,gov]nm5t ( c>+ & provid+ %elt] = !     
animal2  7ii7 ! psy*ological & physical 
heal? ( ! animal & ! effect ! delay w h 
on ! rehabilitation ( ! animal2 &  7iii7
 any increas$ risk t ! delay c\ld       
necessitate eu?aniz+ ! animal4  4  #c4  
,seizures ( animals  7a7 ,paym5t = c]ta9
 co/s ,section #ebd7;c77#a7 ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subp>agraph 7,h71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,i71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,i7 ! foll[+3  
7,j7 paym5t = ! transportation (1 %elt] 
(1 c>e =1 vet]9>y s]vices provid$ to1 &1
 :5 appropriate1 humane eu?anasia ( an  
animal seiz$ "u section #bf ( ! ,animal 
,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or    

section #aiee ( title #ah4  4  7b7      
,reimbursem5t & proportionality ,section
 #ihc7;h7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#d7 ,civil =feiture proce$+s  
involv+ animals  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject 
to subp>agraph 7,b71 9 any cov]$ proce$+
 9 :i* ! ,gov]nm5t prevails1 ! c\rt %all
 require ! claimant to reimburse !      
,unit$ ,/ates = any actual & reasonable 
co/s incurr$ by ! ,gov]nm5t =           
transportation (1 %elt] (1 c>e =1       
vet]9>y s]vices provid$ to1 &1 :5       
appropriate1 humane eu?anasia ( an      
animal t 0 ! subject ( ! cov]$ proce$+4 
7,b7 ,r$uction ,! c\rt may r$uce ! am\nt
 ( a reimbursem5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7 on ! basis (--  7i7 ! s]i\sness ( 
! (f5se2  7ii7 ! culpability ( !        
claimant2  7iii7 ! prior record ( !     
claimant2  7iv7 ! f9ancial condition ( !
 claimant & any ne$ ( ! claimant to     
support a family2 &  7v7 ! purpose ( !  
civil =feiture /atute 9 "q4  7,c7       
,application ,a reimbursem5t describ$ 9 

subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be cr$it$ to--    
7i7 ! ag5cy t paid ! co/s be+ reimburs$2
 or  7ii7 ! fund t 0 us$ to pay ! co/s  
be+ reimburs$4  7,d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
p>agraph1 ! t]m cov]$ proce$+ means a   
civil =feiture proce$+ "u section #bf ( 
! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#baef7 or section #aiee ( ?is title1 !  
subject ( :i* is an animal4  4