Part 12 — Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures
Subpart A — General Provisions
- § 12.1— What is the purpose of the regulations in this part?
- § 12.2— What is the scope of the regulations in this part?
- § 12.3— What definitions do I need to know?
- § 12.4— When and how must documents be filed or issued?
- § 12.5— How does the Service handle seizures made by other agencies?
- § 12.6— How does the Service release seized property under a bond?
Subpart B — Notification Requirements
- § 12.11— How is personal notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture provided?
- § 12.12— How is public notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture provided?
- § 12.13— How is a declaration of forfeiture issued?
- § 12.14— What happens if the required notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture is not provided?
Subpart C — Forfeiture Proceedings
- § 12.31— What are the basic types of forfeiture proceedings?
- § 12.32— When may the Service or the Solicitor obtain administrative forfeiture of my property?
- § 12.33— How do I file a petition for remission of forfeiture requesting the release of my property?
- § 12.34— What are the standards for remission of forfeiture?
- § 12.35— How will the Solicitor notify me of the decision on my petition for remission?
- § 12.36— How do I file a claim to get back my seized property?
- § 12.37— Can I get my property back while the claim is pending?
- § 12.38— What happens if my property is subject to civil judicial actions to obtain forfeiture?
Subpart D — Abandonment Procedures
Subpart E — Disposal of Forfeited or Abandoned Property
- § 12.61— What is the purpose of this subpart?
- § 12.62— How does the Service keep track of forfeited or abandoned property?
- § 12.63— When may the Service return live fish, wildlife, or plants to the wild?
- § 12.64— How does forfeiture or abandonment affect the status of the property?
- § 12.65— How does the Service dispose of forfeited or abandoned property?
- § 12.66— How does the Service dispose of seized injurious fish or wildlife?
- § 12.67— When may the Service donate forfeited or abandoned property?
- § 12.68— When may the Service loan forfeited or abandoned property?
- § 12.69— When may the Service sell forfeited or abandoned property?
- § 12.70— When may the Service destroy forfeited or abandoned property?