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Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2651 Related bill Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018
  • HR 5472 Related bill Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 24, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 623: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-623/
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"H.R. 623: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-623/.
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H.R. 623, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-623/.
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[H.R. 623: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-623/)
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