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Introduced
01/27/2023
01/27/2023
In Committee
03/21/2023
03/21/2023
Crossed Over
03/16/2023
03/16/2023
Passed
Dead
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
Introduced Session
103rd General Assembly
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Humane Care for Animals Act to prohibit the declawing of cats, also known as onychectomy or tendonectomy, unless performed by a licensed veterinarian for a therapeutic purpose to address an existing or recurring infection, disease, injury, or abnormal condition in the cat's claws, nail bed, or toe bone that jeopardizes the cat's health. The bill defines "therapeutic purpose" and excludes procedures performed for cosmetic or aesthetic reasons or to make the cat more convenient to keep or handle. The bill also imposes civil penalties for violations.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (13)
Sara Feigenholtz (D)*,
Barbara Hernandez (D)*,
Dee Avelar (D),
Kam Buckner (D),
Jonathan Carroll (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Anna Moeller (D),
Aarón Ortíz (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Rachel Ventura (D),
Last Action
Session Sine Die (on 01/07/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1533&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1533eng.htm |
| House Amendment 001 | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1533ham001.htm |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1533.htm |
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