California bans sale and manufacture of new fur products
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California is now the first state to prohibit the sale and manufacture of new fur products under a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday. Newsom also signed a new law prohibiting the of bobcats in the state and banning the use of certain .
The new fur law makes it illegal to manufacture, sell or distribute a fur product in the state. It applies to clothing, handbags, shoes, slippers, hats or key chains that contain fur — providing a civil penalty for violation. The law has a few exceptions, including the use of fur products for religious purposes and taxidermy.
Newsom also signed SB-313, a groundbreaking law banning the use of elephants, bears, tigers, monkeys and other wild animals in circuses. AB-128 protects California's wild and domestic horses from slaughter, and AB-1260 adds iguanas, skinks, caimans, hippopotamuses and three types of lizards to the import and trade prohibition of dead animals.
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