Bailey, J.
Bickford contends that the trial court’s restitution order was beyond its statutory authority under Section 35-46-3-6. The statute provides, “[a]ny law enforcement officer or any other person having authority to impound animals who has probable cause to believe there has been a violation [of certain animal cruelty laws] may take custody of the animal involved.” I.C. § 35-46-3-6(b). The owner of an animal thus impounded may seek a separate hearing to determine whether probable cause exists. I.C. § 35-46-3-6(d). The owner of an animal impounded under the statute’s authority “may prevent disposition of the animal by an animal shelter” by timely posting bond to provide for the animal’s care, and may renew that bond under certain conditions. I.C. § 35-46-3-6(c). However, “[i]f the owner of an animal impounded under this section is convicted of an offense under this chapter or I.C. 15-20-1-4, the owner shall reimburse the animal shelter for the expense of the animal’s care and keeping.” Id.
Upon sentencing Bickford, the trial court ordered her to pay restitution to HRS. That is, Bickford argues that the trial court ordered reimbursement of HRS as though HRS was in the position of an animal shelter. Bickford does not challenge HRS’s status as a shelter. Rather, Bickford contends that her horses were not impounded within the meaning of Subsection 35-46-3-6(b) & (c), and thus, as a matter of law, the trial court could not properly order her to pay restitution to HRS. Specifically, Bickford notes that she voluntarily surrendered the horses to HRS, and that she did not seek to reclaim ownership of the animals at any point during the proceeding.
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Under this specific set of facts, we agree with Bickford that the horses were not impounded within the contemplation of Section 35-46-3-6. Looking at the entirety of the statute in light of the plain and ordinary meanings given to the term “impound,” we cannot conclude that the course of events here amounted to impoundment, because Bickford voluntarily relinquished possession and ownership of the horses. The horses were not seized with any possibility of return, a condition the impoundment statute contemplates.
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Our analysis does not stop there, however. For while we conclude that the horses were not impounded under Section 35-46-3-6, we must also look to whether restitution to HRS was proper under the general restitution statute. . . . .
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Here, HRS was contacted by Deputy Marsh to provide care for the horses, and HRS provided such care. There is no indication in the record that HRS would have refused to take care of the horses if Deputy Marsh had impounded them in lieu of Bickford’s voluntary surrender of the animals. HRS would have not been in a position to assume care of the horses had Bickford provided that care herself—and Bickford cannot now claim, after a guilty plea, that she was not neglectful in her care for the horses. [Footnote omitted.] Further, despite Bickford’s argument to the contrary, just as the general restitution statute does not specify that only the parent of a minor child may receive compensation associated with the child’s injuries, neither does the statute limit compensation to the owner of damaged property. See id.
We accordingly find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s decision to order Bickford to pay restitution to HRS.
Robb, J., and Brown, J., concur.