Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1290
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 2, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 2, 2019
Latest Action
May 2, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1290
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Connecticut
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

This bill requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with a copy of animal drug prescriptions prior to filling or dispensing such prescription. Further, veterinarians prescribing animal drugs may not require a pet owner to (1) purchase the prescription as a condition of providing such a copy, (2) pay an additional fee to receive such a copy, or (3) waive the veterinarian's liability as a condition of providing such a copy.

Veterinarians are not required to provide a copy of prescriptions administered in the context of acute care. A veterinarian also may require payment of examination fees prior to prescribing an animal drug if such fees are required regardless of whether the diagnosis reveals an animal drug prescription is necessary.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/02/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/02/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:21:43 PM