Virginia House Bill 1382 would prohibit declawing cats except for necessary therapeutic purposes and would create civil penalties from $500 to $2,500 for violations. The bill also would entitle any animal control officer, humane investigator, or state or local law-enforcement officer to bring a civil action for declawing violations.
Virginia Bill Would Ban Cat Declawing and Impose Civil Penalties for Violations
Excerpt from Animal Law Digest: United States Edition: Issue 171