Sec. 3. Seizures of animals
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Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (H), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by inserting after subparagraph
(I)the following: payment for the transportation of, shelter of, care for, veterinary services provided to, and, when appropriate, humane euthanasia of an animal seized under section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) or section 1955 of title 18. . Section 983(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subject to subparagraph (B), in any covered proceeding in which the Government prevails, the court shall require the claimant to reimburse the United States for any actual and reasonable costs incurred by the Government for transportation of, shelter of, care for, veterinary services provided to, and, when appropriate, humane euthanasia of an animal that was the subject of the covered proceeding. The court may reduce the amount of a reimbursement described in subparagraph
(A)on the basis of— the seriousness of the offense; the culpability of the claimant; the prior record of the claimant; the financial condition of the claimant and any need of the claimant to support a family; and the purpose of the civil forfeiture statute in question. A reimbursement described in subparagraph
(A)shall be credited to— the agency that paid the costs being reimbursed; or the fund that was used to pay the costs being reimbursed. In this paragraph, the term covered proceeding means a civil forfeiture proceeding under section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) or section 1955 of this title, the subject of which is an animal. .
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Seizures of animals
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