1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018 . 2. Applicability This Act shall only apply to medication for a domesticated household animal that the Federal Government bars consumers from purchasing without a prescription. 3. Pet owner rights to copies of veterinary prescriptions Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, that include the following requirements with regard to a veterinary prescription: (1) In general A requirement that establishes the rights of pet owners prescribed an animal drug to receive a copy of the veterinary prescription, without having to request a copy. (2) Electronic option The rights provided for in paragraph (1)— (A) may be satisfied by receipt of the prescription by electronic or other means; and (B) shall include the right to have a copy of the prescription provided by electronic or other means consistent with applicable State law, if requested by a pharmacy or any other person designated to act on behalf of the pet owner. (3) Purchase, payment, and waiver A requirement that the prescriber of an animal drug— (A) may not— (i) require purchase of the animal drug for which the veterinary prescription was written from the prescriber or from another person as a condition of providing a copy of the veterinary prescription or verifying such prescription under paragraph (1); (ii) require payment in addition to, or as part of, the fee for an examination and evaluation as a condition of providing a copy of the veterinary prescription or verifying such prescription under paragraph (1); or (iii) require the pet owner to sign a waiver or disclaim liability, or deliver to the pet owner a notice waiving or disclaiming liability of the prescriber for the accuracy of the veterinary prescription, as a condition of providing a copy of such prescription or verifying such prescription under paragraph (1)