California Penal Code

§ 597.6

PEN § 597.6 Effective Jan 1, 2005Title 14 · Part 1

Statute text

(a)(1) No person may perform, or otherwise procure or arrange 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 shall not otherwise alter such a cat’s toes, claws, or paws to prevent the normal function of the cat’s toes, claws, or paws.

(2)This subdivision does not apply to a procedure performed solely for a therapeutic purpose.

(b)Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year, by a fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 876, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.