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When a peace officer or animal control officer seizes an animal involved in an abuse offense, this bill expands what can happen to that animal beyond the existing options of sheltering it or destroying it — now, with the owner's permission, the officer can also transfer the animal to an individual, organization, or animal care agency, provided the new caretaker signs an agreement to provide minimum care and permanently bar the former owner from any contact with the animal. If the owner refuses to cooperate and a court gets involved, a judge can similarly order ownership transferred to a new caretaker under those same conditions, rather than only ordering the animal sold at auction or destroyed.