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Cats: declawing procedures: prohibition.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 585 · Senate Bill · 2021–2022

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
Henry Stern
Latest action
Feb 1, 2022

What it does

Existing law prohibits a person from performing, or otherwise procuring or arranging for the performance of, surgical claw removal, declawing, onychectomy, or tendonectomy on any cat that is a member of an exotic or native wild cat species, and prohibits a person from otherwise altering such a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws, except solely for a therapeutic purpose.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 1, 2022

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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