Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017

Summary

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. The bill applies these requirements to medication for a domesticated household animal that consumers are not allowed to purchase without a prescription. A violation of this bill shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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Timeline

1. 24 January 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 24 January 2017 · Download file

Documents

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  Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2017

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Sponsors

• Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

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