‘‘(II) provide for the humane care of 
the animals; and 
‘‘(III) cause the animals to be banded, 
tagged, or marked by microchip and photo-
graphed or videotaped for evidentiary pur-
poses. 
‘‘(5) CARE.—While a seized animal is held in 
custody, a United States marshal or other author-
ized person shall ensure that the animal is provided 
necessary care (including housing, feeding, and vet-
erinary treatment). 
‘‘(6) FORFEITURE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any animal, para-
phernalia, instrument, vehicle, money, or other 
property or thing involved in a violation of this 
section shall be liable to be proceeded against 
and forfeited to the United States at any time 
on complaint filed in any United States district 
court or other court of the United States for 
any jurisdiction in which the animal, para-
phernalia, instrument, vehicle, money, or other 
property or thing is found. 
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION.—On entry of a judg-
ment of forfeiture, a forfeited animal shall be
disposed of by humane means, as the court may 
direct. 
‘‘(C) 
COSTS.—Costs 
incurred 
by 
the 
United States for care of an animal seized and 
forfeited under this section shall be recoverable 
from the owner of the animal—
‘‘(i) in the forfeiture proceeding, if the 
owner appears in the forfeiture proceeding; 
or 
‘‘(ii) in a separate civil action brought 
in the jurisdiction in which the owner is 
found, resides, or transacts business. 
‘‘(D) CLAIM TO PROPERTY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The owner, custo-
dian, or other person claiming an interest 
in a seized animal may prevent disposition 
of the animal by posting, or may be or-
dered by any United States district court 
or other court of the United States, or by 
any tribal court, for any jurisdiction in 
which the animal is found to post, not 
later than 10 days after the animal is 
seized, a bond with the court in an amount 
sufficient to provide for the care of the 
animal (including housing, feeding, and
veterinary treatment) for not less than 30 
days. 
‘‘(ii) RENEWAL.—The owner, custo-
dian, or other person claiming an interest 
in a seized animal may renew a bond, or 
be ordered to renew a bond, by posting a 
new bond, in an amount sufficient to pro-
vide for the care of the animal for at least 
an additional 30 days, not later than 10 
days after the expiration of the period for 
which a previous bond was posted. 
‘‘(iii) DISPOSITION.—If a bond expires 
and is not renewed, the animal may be dis-
posed of as provided in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(7) EUTHANIZATION.—Notwithstanding para-
graphs (1) through (6), an animal may be humanely 
euthanized if a veterinarian determines that the ani-
mal is suffering extreme pain.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))—
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (2), by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘(including a movement to, from, or 
within land under the jurisdiction of an Indian 
tribe)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘tele-
phone, radio, or television’’ and inserting ‘‘tele-
phone, the Internet, radio, television, or any 
technology’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
23 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2153) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 23. The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 23. FEES; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) FEES.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking the third sentence and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this Act.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the later of—
(1) the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) May 13, 2003.
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