Establishes criminal penalties for animal abandonment and procedures for handling abandoned animals.

This bill establishes criminal penalties for abandoning an animal. It authorizes law enforcement officers and local government agents to seize or order care for abandoned animals. The bill provides procedures for hearings on the seizure of or order to render care to an abandoned animal when the owner is known. If the court finds the owner unable, unwilling, or unfit to provide for the animal, it may order various actions, including enjoining the owner from possessing any other animal for up to five years.

Establishes criminal penalties for animal abandonment and procedures for handling abandoned animals.

This bill establishes criminal penalties for abandoning an animal. It authorizes law enforcement officers and local government agents to seize or order care for abandoned animals. The bill provides procedures for hearings on the seizure of or order to render care to an abandoned animal when the owner is known. If the court finds the owner unable, unwilling, or unfit to provide for the animal, it may order various actions, including enjoining the owner from possessing any other animal for up to five years.