4th Session, 41st Legislature

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Bill 221

THE ANIMAL CARE AMENDMENT ACT (DECLAWING OF CATS)

(Assented to                                         )

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. A84 amended

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The Animal Care Act is amended by this Act.

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The following is added after section 5.3 and before the heading for Part 3:

Elective declawing of cats prohibited

5.4

A veterinarian must not perform a partial digital amputation (commonly known as declawing or onychectomy) on a cat unless they are of the opinion that there exists a veterinary medical reason to perform the procedure.

Coming into force

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This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.