Bill 207 (Legislature 29, Session 2)

L29 S2 11665

Alberta — Bills

2016 Bill 207 Second Session, 29th Legislature, 65 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 207 VETERINARY PROFESSION (CLEAR AND TIMELY PRICE DISCLOSURE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2016 CORTES-VARGAS First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill 207 Cortes-Vargas BILL 207 2016 VETERINARY PROFESSION (CLEAR AND TIMELY PRICE DISCLOSURE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2016 (Assented to , 2016) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cV-2 1 The Veterinary Profession Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 14.1: Requirement for bylaw respecting disclosure of pricing 14.2(1) In this section, (a) “designated animal” means a dog or a cat; (b) “designated service” means (

i) routine physical examination, (ii) vaccination, (iii) castration, (iv) microchipping, and (

v) euthanasia.

Explanatory Notes 1 Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter V-2 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 New

section regarding requirement for bylaw respecting disclosure of pricing.

(2) The Council shall establish and continuously maintain standards by bylaw that, at minimum, (

a) require every registered member and permit holder to disclose to each client all fees and charges that the client is likely to incur in exchange for a designated service from the registered member or permit holder with respect to a designated animal, except when the designated service is reasonably required in urgent or unexpected circumstances; (

b) require the disclosure under clause (

a) to be made to the client in a clear and understandable manner and in writing before the designated service is provided; and (

c) prohibit every registered member and permit holder from charging a client a fee or charge in excess of the disclosed fees and charges under clause (a), except when the excess fee or charge is for a designated service that the registered member or permit holder could not have reasonably foreseen when the disclosure of fees and charges under clause (

a) was made.

(3) The standards by bylaw required under subsection (2) shall not be subject to the approval procedure set out in

section 14(3).

(4) The Council may establish standards by bylaw with respect to price disclosure in addition to the minimum standards required under subsection (2), and such additional standards shall not come into force unless approved in accordance with the procedure set out in

section 14(3).

(5) The Regulations Act does not apply to a bylaw of the Association made under this section. 3 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

Explanatory Notes 2 3 Coming into force.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2016 (29th, 2nd) Bill 207, Veterinary Profession (Clear and Timely Price Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2016

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L29 S2 11665
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L29 S2 11665
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	89e3a030943f2daf68328ed31ed5daf9f16a919a

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