<select name="Cats" size="1">
<option value="1">Calico
<option value="2">Tortie
<option value="3" selected>Siamese
</select><input type="button" value="Clear" onclick="ClearSelect()"><script type="text/javascript">
function ClearSelect()
{
var oSelect=document.getElementsByName("Cats")[0];
for(var i=oSelect.length-1;i>=0;i--) oSelect.remove(i);
}
</script>