To promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications, and for other purposes.
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.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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