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SB0257 - 104th General Assembly

CAT DECLAWING ACT
Last Action
1/22/2025 - Senate: Referred to Assignments
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Linda Holmes - Sara Feigenholtz
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/22/2025 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
1/22/2025 Senate First Reading
1/22/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/24/2025 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz