CAT DECLAWING ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Linda Holmes-Sara Feigenholtz 1/22/2025SenateReferred to Assignments New ActCreates 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. 1/22/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 1/22/2025SenateFirst Reading 1/22/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz