(1) At any time within twenty (20) months after the right of action accrues, the owner of the male animal may bring a civil action before a court having jurisdiction.
(2) The petition shall be verified and set forth the amount of the claim, the cause of action, and a description of the animal upon which there is a lien.
(3) The court shall issue summons as in other cases and embody in the summons a description of the animal and an order to the law enforcement officer to take the animal and her offspring, if there is offspring, and hold it or them subject to the order of the court.