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SB0257Introduced in the Senate

CAT DECLAWING ACT

IntroducedSenate Assignments

Introduced by Linda Holmes, District 42

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Creates the Cat Declawing Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, a person may not request or perform surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise alter a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws. Authorizes a veterinarian, for a medically necessary and therapeutic purpose, to perform surgical claw removal, declawing, or tendonectomy on a cat or otherwise alter a cat's toes, claws, or paws. Contains enforcement provisions. Effective 90 days after becoming law.

Where it stands

Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

February 24, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Assignments

  4. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

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