1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2017 or the HEART Act of 2017 . 2. Reduced notice period (a) Notice timing for cases of animal seizure Section 983(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (vi) With respect to an animal seized under section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act or under section 1955 of this title, clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v), shall be applied by substituting 30-days for 60-days . . (b) Notice procedures for cases of animal seizure Section 983(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting and with respect to an animal seized under section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act or section 1955 of this title, that the delay is warranted in light of the criteria in subparagraph (G) after if the official determines that the conditions in subparagraph (D) are present, ; (2) in subparagraph (C) by inserting and with respect to an animal seized under section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act or section 1955 of this title, that the delay is warranted in light of the criteria in subparagraph (G) after that the conditions in subparagraph (D) are present,