HB1533 - ANIMALS-BAN DECLAWING CATS
Illinois - 103rd General Assembly
Introduced byBarbara Hernandez, Kelly M. Cassidy, Jonathan Carroll
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Deletes that these provisions do not apply to a person who performs a procedure solely for a therapeutic purpose. Provides that surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise altering a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws may only be performed by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 for therapeutic purposes for the cat. Effective 90 days after becoming law.
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