This property may be subject to forfeiture to the United States under Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 470aaa-7; Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 668b;
Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 742j-1; Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 1377; Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 1540(e);
Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 2409; Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 3374; Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 4224;
Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 4912; Title 16, United States Code, Sec. 5305a; Title 18, United States Code, Sec. 42;
and/or Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 12. Other provisions of law regarding forfeitures that may apply include the Supplemental
Rules of the Federal Rules of Admiralty; Title 19, United States Code, Sec. 1607;
Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 162; and Title 18, United States Code, Sec. 983.
This notice’s purpose is to advise persons with an ownership or financial interest in the property of their legal options concerning this
seizure and proposed forfeiture. If you do not have an ownership or financial interest in the property, you do not need to take any action.
First, if you seek return of the property, you may file a claim OR a petition for remission, as explained below.
Alternatively, you may abandon the property by contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement,
at the below address or phone to obtain an abandonment form then complete and return to the form to that address; or complete
and return an equivalent form; or submit a letter with substantially the same information (per 50 C.F.R. 12.51).
Lastly, you can choose to do nothing, and we will forfeit the property and dispose of it in accordance with the law after the deadline passes.
If you choose abandonment or no action, this property will not be returned to you.