Information Resources
for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees 1985-1999
United States Department of Agriculture
Research,
Education, and Economics
ARS _ CSREES
_ ERS _ NASS
Policies and
Procedures
Number 130.4 - Animal Care
and Use Committee
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Title: Animal Care and Use Committee
Number: 130.4
Date: 8/29/90
Originating Office: Office of the Deputy Administrator, National Program Staff
This Replaces: Remove AM 130-4 Dated 6/1/77
Distribution: Headquarters, Areas, and Locations
This Directive states policy, responsibilities, committee membership, committee procedures, including reporting requirements for IACUCs.
Table of Contents
1. Reference
2. Summary
3. Abbreviations
4. Definitions
5. Forms
6. Authorities
7. Coverage
8. Policy
9. Responsibilities
The Administrator through the NPS
The AD's
The IACUC
10. Committee Membership
11. IACUC Officers and Duties
Chairperson
Secretary
12. IACUC Meetings
13. Reports
1. Reference
For definitions of terms, regulations, animal coverage, and standards
of care and use, see DIRECTIVE 635.1, Humane Animal Care and Use.
2.
Summary
The amended Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations contained in
9 CFR Part 2, Subpart 2C, Section 2.37 (see Exhibit 1) require
each Federal research facility that uses animals to establish
an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Locations
that receive extramural funds from the Public Health Service (PHS)
for studies that use animals in biomedical research and testing
require an IACUC. The specific requirements set forth by the AWA
and PHS Policy are not identical.
It is ARS Policy for (a) all ARS Locations using ARS funds, personnel,
or physical resources; (b) all non-ARS locations using either
ARS funds, personnel or animals; or (c) ARS personnel using funds
from non-ARS sources and engaging in research and testing that
use vertebrate animals to have an IACUC. Although AWA legislation
specifically excludes from AWA overview farm animals used or intended
for use as food or fiber, or when used or intended for use in
agricultural research, it is ARS Policy to include overview of
all ARS vertebrate animals by IACUCs at ARS Locations or
at non-ARS locations. It is also ARS Policy to include overview
by ARS IACUCs of non-ARS animals at ARS Locations or non-ARS locations
using either ARS funds or personnel.
The ARS Policy described herein fulfills the requirements of both
the AWA and PHS Policy.
This Directive states policy, responsibilities, committee membership,
committee procedures, including reporting requirements for IACUCs.
3.
Abbreviations
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AD - Area Director
Ag Guide - Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals
in Agricultural Research and Teaching
APHIS- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
AWA - Animal Welfare Act
CD - Center Director
CAD - Contracting and Assistance Division
CRIS - Current Research Information System
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
IACUC- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
LERB - Labor and Employee Relations Branch, Personnel Division,
ARS
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NIH Guide - NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
NPS - National Program Staff
OPRR - Office for the Protection from Research Risks, NIH
PD - Personnel Division
PHS - Public Health Service
PI - Principal Investigator
PL - Public Law
REAC - Regulatory Enforcement Animal Care, APHIS
VS - Veterinary Services, APHIS
4.
Definitions
Activity.
Each unique, related series of procedures done on an animal or
group of animals addressed in a single Protocol Form.
Protocol Form. The form that contains descriptions of animal
care and use activities for which IACUC approval is requested
by the PI. Points which must be addressed in the Protocol Form
are described in AWA, 9 CFR, Subpart 2C, Section 2.31[d] (see
Exhibit 1).
Cooperator. AB used in this Directive, taken to mean any
non-ARS personnel caring for or using any vertebrate animal at
an ARS Location.
5.
Forms
VS Form 18-1, USDA Interstate and International Certificate
of Health Examination for Small Animals. See Exhibit 2 for model
form. This form and other VS forms can be obtained from Sector
Supervisor, REAC, APHIS at the addresses listed.
VS Form 18-5, Record of Dogs and Cats on Hand. See Exhibit
2 for model form.
VS Form 18-6, Record of Disposition of Dogs and Cats. See
Exhibit 2 for model form.
APHIS Form 7008 (Replaces Form VS Form 18-8), Inspection
of Animal Facilities, Sites or Premises. The numbers on the refer
to AWA, Standards section of 9 CFR 3. Obtain forms from REAC/APHIS.
See Exhibit 2 for model Form and APHIS addresses.
VS Form 18-23, Annual Report of Research Facilities. Obtain
Forms from REAC/APHIS. See Exhibit 2 for model Form and APHIS
addresses.
ARS Form 605, Annual Report of Farm Animals Used in Agricultural
Research (Exhibit 3).
ARS Form 606, IACUC Membership (Exhibit 3).
6.
Authorities
- Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of
1966 (PL 89-544) as amended by the Animal Welfare Act of 1970
(PL 91-579); 1976 (PL 94-279); and 1985 (PL 99-198).
- 9 CFR 1, 2 (Subpart 2C), and 3.
- Health Research Extension Act, Section
495 (Animals in Research) (PL 99-158). PHS Policy on Humane Care
and Use of Laboratory Animals as revised 1986 and the NIH Guide
for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, revised 1985 (NIH
Publication 86-23).
- Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural
Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching, First Edition
1988 (Chapters 5-11). Also referred to as Ag Guide in this Directive.
- Interagency Research Animal Committee's
U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate
Animals Used in Testing, Research and Training, Federal Register,
May 20, 1985, V. 50, No. 97 (Exhibit 4).
7.
Coverage
Use of all vertebrate animals for any purpose used at either any
ARS Location, regardless of source of funds, or at another location
using ARS funds or ARS personnel regardless of source of funds.
8.
Policy
It is ARS policy:
To include all vertebrate animals used at either any ARS
Location, regardless of source of funds, or at another location
using ARS funds or ARS personnel regardless of source of funds
under the IACUC overview provisions outlined in 9 CFR Part 2C
(AWA). Further, the constitution of these IACUCs will conform
to minimum membership and distribution characteristics stated
in PHS Policy (i.e., at least five members). This statement formalizes
Memoranda from ARS Administrator 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989.
That all ARS Locations using vertebrate animals or other locations
using ARS animals, personnel or funds for supporting any vertebrate
animal use and also receive funds from any PHS agency, conform
to the assurance requirements set out in PHS Policy Guidelines.
9.
Responsibilities
The Administrator through the
NPS administers the program
and assures regulations and standards are enforced.
The AD's assure:
- IACUCs are established where required.
b Regulations and standards are enforced.
- Members and chairpeople of IACUCs
are appointed.
- That noncompliances with ARS Policy,
AWA, NIH Guide, and Ag Guide are corrected/resolved in a timely
manner. Further, when warranted, cases involving animal abuse
should be referred to LERB (when ARS employees are involved)
or to CAD (when cooperator employees are involved) for a determination
of the appropriateness of disciplinary or remedial actions.
- Review of reports to assure regulations,
standards, and policies are enforced and then certify accuracy
of reports. Transmit annual reports to REAC/APHIS (see Exhibit
2 for addresses), OPRR/NIH (when necessary), and NPS.
- Provision of consultation and guidance
deemed necessary under AWA and ARS Policy.
- Upon request of APHIS representative,
information required under the AWA is furnished. For ARS Locations
receiving PHS funds, upon request of OPRR/NIH representative,
information required under PHS Policy is furnished.
- Deficiencies in animal facilities
are corrected promptly.
The IACUC:
- Reviews and approves or disapproves all proposed activities
for use of animal subjects (commonly known as "Protocol
Review-); maintains a record of these reviews and also transmits
the results of such reviews to the PI and Location's highest
management official (if other than AD). This review shall conform
to the standards set forth in AWA, 9 CFR 2C, Section 2.31.
NOTE: Proposed animal use activities
that have been approved by the IACUC may be subject to further
review by CD or AD or NPS. However, these officials cannot approve
sections of a proposal related to the care and use of animals
if they have not been approved previously by the IACUC.
- Monitors animal use activities through
Protocol Form review and facility inspections to assure that
once an experimental procedure has been approved, no substantial
change is made unless a formal request (amended Protocol Form)
with appropriate justification is submitted to the IACUC and
approved.
- Conducts annual review of all activities
for use of animal subjects that exceed periods longer than 1
year and approve continuation or suspend approval. File maintenance
and transmission of results of Protocol Form review are as stipulated
in I.3.a (above).
- At irregular intervals, dictated
by complaint of nonconformance to the stipulations in an approved
activity or request from PI for approval of change in an approved
activity, reviews an animal use activity. All requested changes
must be approved by the IACUC before the activity proceeds. Investigations
of complaints are addressed in paragraph I.3.e (below). File
maintenance and transmission of results of review are as stipulated
above.
- Promptly investigate all complaints
concerning abuse of animals, nonconformance with stipulations
of an approved activity, or failure to comply with provisions
of the AWA, NIH Guide, Ag Guide, and ARS Directives concerning
care and use of animals. If warranted after investigation of
complaints, recommend to the AD a course of corrective action
including, but not limited to, referral to LERB (when ARS employees
are involved) or CAD (when cooperator employees are involved)
to determine whether formal investigation concerning possible
disciplinary action is warranted regarding any employee or cooperator
found to have abused animals.
- Review, at least every 6 months,
the location's program for humane care and use of animals using
AWA 9 CFR Subpart 2C, the NIH Guide, and the Ag Guide as bases
for evaluation.
- Inspect, at least every 6 months,
all of the locations' and tenant agencies' animal facilities,
including satellite facilities and other study areas (defined
as "any building, room, area, enclosure, or other containment
outside of the centrally designated or managed area") in
which animals are held for more than 12 hours. The NIH Guide,
Ag Guide, and AWA 9 CFR Subpart 2C are used as bases for evaluation.
- Prepare semiannual reports of IACUC
evaluations for the AD. These reports must contain a description
of any mayor deviations (and reasons for such deviations)
from the requirements outlined in AWA 9 CFR Subpart 2C, PHS Policy
(where relevant) and the Ag Guide. In cases of mayor deviations,
the IACUC Chair and attending veterinarian should immediately
suspend the problem activity, report to AD, and request immediate
correction of the problem or, if not possible, terminate the
problem-causing activity.
- In consultation with PD, procure,
develop, or recommend to AD sources of training in humane care
and use of animals and regulatory overview for ARS employees,
including those not directly involved with animal care and use.
The attending veterinarian member of the IACUC has the specific
responsibility for assuring that animal surgery,_pre- and post-surgical
care, and appropriate methods of euthanasia comply with currently
accepted veterinary practices.
- Maintain files documenting IACUC
membership, animal facility inspections, reports to AD, Protocol
Form reviews, and IACUC meeting minutes for at least 3 years.
10.
Committee Membership
Consists of at least:
One Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, with training or experience
with the care of the species in residence at the Location and
who has direct or delegated program responsibility for activities
involving animals at the Location.
One scientist experienced, and currently active, in research
involving animals.
One member whose primary concerns are in a nonscientific
area (e.g. ethicist, attorney, business person, clergy etc.).
One individual who is not affiliated with the institution in
any way other than as a member of the IACUC and is not a member
of the immediate family or a person who is affiliated with the
institution.
NOTE: Furthermore, an individual who meets the requirements of
more than one of the above categories may fulfill more than one
requirement. However, no IACUC may have fewer than 5 members.
It is strongly recommended that all ARS IACUCs include, in addition
to a senior scientist, an animal technician or caretaker.
Rotation of IACUC membership is encouraged.
11.
IACUC Officers and
Duties
Chairperson:
- Calls meetings as often as required
for timely reviews of animal care and use protocol forms and
other business. Meetings must be called at least semiannually.
- Assures that IACUC activities meet
regulatory requirements. Develops and submits reports to AD.
- On own initiative, or upon request
of the IACUC, makes recommendations to AD on any aspect of humane
care and use of animals.
- Promptly leads investigation of
allegations of animal abuse. Reports results of investigations
to the AD and, if warranted, recommends a course of corrective
action including, but not limited to, referral to LERB to determine
whether formal investigation concerning possible disciplinary
action is warranted regarding any employee found to have abused
animals or to CAD concerning a cooperator found to have abused
animals. Maintains the official IACUC file.
Secretary:
- Records minutes at IACUC meetings.
- Prepares the reports developed by the IACUC chairperson.
- Maintains file of IACUC members and any secondary files agreed
upon by the ARS Location's management
- Sends out IACUC meeting notices, draft minutes, and meeting
agendas to IACUC members in a timely manner.
12.
IACUC Meetings
- Held at least semiannually for business
other than Protocol Form review. Meetings must be held after
each semiannual facility inspection so that the results can be
reviewed by a quorum of the IACUC members and recommendations
concerning those inspections developed for transmission to the
AD.
- Protocol Form review meetings must
be held with a frequency that assures timely transmission of
results of the review to the PI. The AWA allows Protocol Form
review by a subcommittee as long as: (a) all members of the IACUC
receive a complete list of all Protocol Forms to be reviewed
and (b) any member of the IACUC can request review of the animal
care and use Protocol Forms by the full IACUC. Any minority votes
on a Protocol Form review must be recorded along with the grounds
for the vote.
- Written records of IACUC meetings
must be made and kept for 3 years.
13.
Reports
Attending Veterinarian
On or before November 15 of each year, prepare original and three
copies of VS Forms 18-5, 18-6, and 18-23 and ARS 605 covering
the previous fiscal year ending September 30 and transmit the
signed documents to IACUC secretary.
Secretary IACUC
On or before November 15 of each year, prepare original and three
copies of report of activities of IACUC and also prepare IACUC
membership form (ARS 606).
Only for locations that receive PHS funds and, therefore, have
filed an Assurance with OPRR/NIH~ annually on or before December
1, prepare original and three copies of the annual report stipulated
by PHS Policy.
Distribute documents: Original
and two copies to AD.
Retain documents: Retain one copy
for file.
NOTE: Discard copies after 3 years.
AD
When documents are received, review for accuracy and compliance
with ARS, AWA, and PHS policy. Accuracy is certified by AD signature.
Distribute documents:
- Original certified copy of VS Form
18-23 to Sector Supervisor, REAC, APHIS (See Exhibit 2 for addresses).
- Original certified copy of PHS Annual
Assurance Report to OPRR/NIH, Building 31, Room 5B59, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892.
- One certified copy of the reports
listed in M1, M2 [a list of all members of the IACUC along with
their offices (if any) in the IACUC, highest academic degree,
inclusive term of membership on the IACUC, official ARS title,
and complete mailing address and telephone number (including
area code)] and M3 (for Locations that receive PHS funds) to
NPS Animal Care Office, BARC-West, Beltsville, Maryland 20705.
Retain:
One certified copy for file.
NOTE: Discard copies after 3 years.
R. D. PLOWMAN
Administrator
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Number 635.1 - Humane Animal Care
and Use
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Title: Humane Animal Care and Use
Number: 635.1
Date: 8/29/90
Originating Office:
Office of the Deputy Administrator
National Program Staff
This Replaces:
AM 535 dated 6/1/77
Distribution:
ARS Headquarters, Areas,
and Locations
This Directive states:
ARS Policy; lists coverage of animals under Public Laws, Polices
and ARS practices; and assigns responsibilities for assuring humane
animal care and use.
1. Reference
2. Abbreviations
3. Definition
4. Coverage
5. Authorities
6. Policy
7. Licensing and Registration
8. Responsibilities
1.
Reference
For additional information see DIRECTIVE 130.4, Animal Care and
Use Committee.
2.
Abbreviations
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AD - Area Director
AV - Attending Veterinarian
AWA - Animal Welfare Act
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
Ag Guide - Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals
in Agricultural Research and Teaching
IACUC - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
LERB - Labor and Employee Relations Branch, Personnel
PL - Public Law
REAC - Regulatory Enforcement Animal Care, APHIS
RL - Research Leader (ARS)
SY - Research Scientist (ARS)
VS - Veterinary Services, APHIS
3.
Definition
Cooperator. As used in this Directive, taken to mean any non-ARS
personnel caring for or using any vertebrate animal at an ARS
Location.
4.
Coverage
1. ARS Policy:
- a. Includes: All vertebrate
animals in all ARS Locations, or other locations in which ARS
funds or ARS personnel are involved.
b. Excludes: Invertebrate animals.
2. AWA:
- a. Includes: Any live or dead dog, cat, nonhuman primate,
guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or any other warmblooded animal,
used or intended for use in research, teaching, testing, experimentation,
or exhibition purposes, or as a pet.
b. Excludes: Birds, rats of the genus Rattus and mice
of the genus Mus bred for use in research, and horses and other
farm animals, such as, but not limited to livestock and poultry
used or intended for use as food or fiber, or livestock or
poultry used or intended for use for improving animal nutrition,
breeding, management, or production efficiency, or for improving
the quality of food or fiber.
3. PHS Policy:
- a. Includes: Any animal (including farm animals) used
in biomedical research and testing funded by a PHS Agency or
in any institution that receives funds from a PHS Agency.
b. Excludes: Livestock and poultry used or intended for
use that also is excluded from coverage by the AWA.
4. Ag Guide:
- a. Includes: Livestock and poultry used in agricultural
research and teaching.
b. Excludes: Animals covered by AWA or PHS.
5.
Authorities
- Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 as amended by the Animal
Welfare Act of 1970, 1976 and 1985.
- 9 CFR 11 2 (Subpart 20, and 3.
- U.S. PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals,
1986 revision.
- NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 1985
revision (NIH Publication No. 86-23).
- Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural
Research and Teaching, First Edition March, 1988.
6.
Policy
It is ARS policy to assure
that all ARS research animals are treated humanely. Allegations
of animal abuse must be reported promptly, in writing, to the
Chairperson, IACUC, and the AD. It is ARS Policy to assure that
all ARS research facilities and other facilities using ARS animals,
funds or personnel for any animal use comply with the following:
1. The AWA, for animals used in biomedical research, testing
or teaching and covered by the AWA including:
- a. The AWA, its amendments, regulations,
and standards concerning procurement, transportation, care, handling,
and treatment of animals, training of personnel, and employee
health programs (Exhibit 1).
- b. Requirement to maintain IACUCs
in all ARS Locations that have animals covered by the AWA (except
that ARS requires a minimum of five members whereas AWA requires
a minimum of three). See also Directive 130.4, Animal Care and
Use Committee.
- c. Assurance that animals not covered
under the AWA receive the same level of humane animal care and
treatment.
- d. Review, and, if warranted, investigate
concerns involving care and use of animals resulting from complaints
or reports of noncompliance.
2. PHS Policy, for ARS facilities receiving funds from
any PHS agency including:
- a. "PHS Policy, and also NIH
Guide concerning procurement, transportation, care, handling,
and treatment of animals, training of personnel, and employee
health programs (Exhibit 2).
- b. Maintain IACUCs that comply with
PHS Policy in all ARS Locations that use animals. Note that ARS
and PHS Policy concerning IACUC size and composition are identical.
See also Directive 130.4, Animal Care and Use Committee.
- c. Assurance that animals not covered
under PHS Policy receive the same level of humane animal care
and treatment.
3. Ag Guide, for ARS facilities or facilities receiving
ARS funds and using farm animals for any purpose with the following
stipulations:
Ag Guide chapters 5-11 outlining appropriate husbandry practices
for various species of farm animals (Exhibit 3).
7.
Licensing and
Registration
1. Not required for Federal
agencies under the AWA.
2. Filing of an annual PHS Assurance with OPRR/NIH is required
for all ARS Locations that receive funds from any PHS agency.
Many other public and private funding entities also require filing
of a PHS Assurance as a condition of grant/contract completion.
8.
Responsibilities
1. The Administrator,
where applicable, through the NPS, assures compliance with ANA,
PHS Policy and NIH Guide, Ag Guide, and
ARS Policy concerning humane care and use of all vertebrate \1-1/
animals.
2. AD's assure:
- a. IACUCs are established where
required and maintained in operation.
- b. IACUC members and Chairpeople
are appointed and function according to Directive 130.4, Animal
Care and Use Committee.
- c. That all employees who work with
animals are appropriately trained.
- d. Regulations, standards, and policies
are enforced.
- e. Reporting requirements for AWA,
PHS Policy (where applicable), and ARS are met in a timely manner.
- f. Deficiencies, including those
involving physical facilities, are corrected promptly.
- g. Procurement of all vertebrate
animals in Areas/Centers/Locations is covered by an IACUC approval
for the stipulated number of animals.
- h. Consultation to IACUC, Attending
Veterinarians, and/or other employees concerning animal care
and welfare is provided.
- i. That upon request of APHIS representatives,
information required under the AWA is furnished.
- j. That, if needed, assistance is
requested from APHIS and/or OPRR/NIH concerning attainment of
policy goals.
- k. Funds and time are provided for
employees to receive training required under the AWA.
- l. Reported noncompliances with
ARS Policy, the AWA and/or PHS Policy are investigated promptly
and resolved.
- m. That prompt disciplinary action
is taken regarding any employee or cooperator found to have abused
animals.
3. Area/Center/Location
Procurement Officer and Area/Center
Location Property Office will assure that all orders for acquisition
and disposition of all vertebrate animals comply with the AWA
and ARS Directives concerning approved sources, and assurance
that appropriate documentation accompanies all acquisitions and
dispositions of animals.
4. RLs/SYs assure:
- a. Acquisition of all animals comply
with the AWA and ARS Policy.
- b. Recordkeeping complies with the
AWA, including the special recordkeeping required for dogs and
cats that is described in Subpart 2C, Section 2.35.
- c. Compliance with all special requirements
concerning dogs and cats (Directive 130.4, Animal Care and Use
Committee) that are delegated to RLs/SYs.
- d. Dogs and cats obtained from sources
other than dealers, exhibitors, and exempt persons are held for
at least 5 full days before they are used.
- e. All animals held or used for
any purpose are covered by IACUC approval.
- f. Recordkeeping provisions of the
AWA, Subpart 2C, Section 2.35 concerning dogs and cats are followed
and forms/records are forwarded to the appropriate Area IACUC
(the official Area Record).
- g. They personally, as well as their
technicians, caretakers, students, and others are aware of and
follow regulations and standards for humane care of animals used
in any manner by them and/or their subordinates.
- h. Any inadequacies in care, handling,
or environmental conditions concerning animals are promptly reported
and corrected.
- i. Maintenance of training on regulatory
requirements and humane care and use of animals.
- j. Disposition of all healthy surplus
animals comply with ARS property disposal procedures for disposition
of surplus government animals. In addition, disposition of all
dogs and cats also must comply with the AWA concerning recordkeeping
(Subpart 2C, Section 2.35), euthanasia, sale, or transportation.
5. Attending Veterinarian:
- a. Serves on the IACUC
- b. Assures that:
- i. All vertebrate animals receive
adequate veterinary care in compliance with the AWA, NIH Guide,
and Ag Guide.
- ii. Guidance is provided to appropriate
research and care personnel concerning, including but not limited
to, care and use of animals regarding humane handling, immobilization,
anesthesia, analgesia, euthanasia, tranquilization, as well as
pre-and post-procedural care in accordance with established veterinary
and nursing procedures and the AWA.
- iii. VS Form 18-23 covering the
previous fiscal year ending September 30 is accurately completed,
receives concurrence by IACUC, and forwarded to AD for transmission
to REAC/APHIS and NPS/ARS in a timely manner.
- iv. ARS Form 605 covering the previous
fiscal year ending September 30 is accurately completed, receives
concurrence by IACUC, and forwarded to AD for transmission to
NPS/ARS in a timely manner.
- v. Animal caretakers receive an
adequate level of training to provide optimum care of animals.
- vi. Chairperson, IACUC, RL, Center
Director, and AD are promptly notified about all failures to
comply with provisions of AWA, NIH Guide, and Ag Guide concerning
regulations and standards.
- vii. Knowledge of new veterinary
medical developments and regulatory requirements is maintained
through a continuing program of training.
6. Consulting Veterinarian assume
same responsibilities as attending veterinarian.
7. Animal Caretakers assure:
- a. All animals under their responsibility
receive care consistent with the AWA, NIH Guide, and Ag Guide
on a daily basis, except for free ranging animals where Location
IACUCs set the appropriate frequency.
- b. All management and environmental
requirements for animals are met in a timely manner.
- c. Maintenance of current knowledge
of all aspects of care for the species in their charge through
a continuing program of training.
- d. That during the first year of
employment as animal caretaker, they take a course leading to
certification given by AALAS (for laboratory animal caretakers)
or by another organization/institution (for caretakers of species
for which AALAS training is inappropriate). This course must
contain training in current animal care practices and regulatory
requirements relevant to the species in use. Lists of appropriate
training courses leading to employee certification may be obtained
from the IACUC. Employee certifications will be updated periodically
to assure that they reflect current animal care practices, regulatory
requirements, and relevance to the species being cared for.
- e. On or before the first year of
employment as animal caretaker, receive certification in the
appropriate training course (described in H.7.d above). Failure
to meet the certification requirement within a year after entering
on duty will be grounds for dismissal.
8. IACUCs will fulfill all of the requirements in Directive 130.4,
Animal Care and Use Committee.
R. D. PLOWMAN
Administrator
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