ARCHIVED - OLAW Policy & Guidance

Please note that the documents on this page are for reference only. Although accurate when originally released, they may now contain out-of-date information, including broken hyperlinks. They remain solely for historical purposes and are not considered current guidance.

Guidance

• Proposed Guidance Regarding Significant Changes to Ongoing Animal Activities (2014)
  • View the public comments

• Contemporary Topics 1996; 35(5):53-56. Model for Performing Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Continuing Review of Animal Research.

• Lab Animal 2005; 34(1):11-12. A Word from OLAW and USDA. Alternate IACUC members: what are the rules?

• Lab Animal 2007; 36(9):13-14. A Word from OLAW and USDA. Of alternate and designated IACUC members

• OPRR Reports. 94-03, 1/14/1994. Requirements for Annual Reporting to OPRR

• ILAR News. 1993; 35(3-4):47-49, question #6.

Policy

• PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (2002)
• Implementation of the Revised International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (2013)
• Implementation of the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition (2013)
• Adoption of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition (2012)

Education

• The AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition - September 19, 2013
  • View "The AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition" (YouTube - 77 mins)
  • Transcript and additional questions (September 19, 2013) (PDF) 
  • Slides (September 19, 2013) (PDF)
• OLAW Online Seminar - The 2012 Annual Report to OLAW - December 13, 2012
  • View "The 2012 Annual Report to OLAW" (Windows Media Player - 58 mins)
  • Transcript and additional questions (December 13, 2012) (PDF - 156 KB)
  • Slides (December 13, 2012) (PDF - 3 MB)
• OLAW Online Seminar - Use of Non-Pharmaceutical-Grade Chemicals and Other Substances in Research with Animals - March 1, 2012
  • View " Use of Non-Pharmaceutical-Grade Chemicals and Other Substances in Research with Animals" target="_blank" (Windows Media Player - 42 mins)
  • Transcript and additional questions (March 1, 2012) (PDF - 184 KB)
  • Slides (March 1, 2012) (PDF - 925 KB)
  • Examples for use of non-pharmaceutical-grade substances (MS Word - 25 KB)
• OLAW Online Seminar - The OLAW Annual Report: What You Need to Know - December 10, 2009.
  • View "The OLAW Annual Report: What You Need to Know" (MP4 - 53 mins)
  • Transcript (December 10, 2009) (PDF - 80 KB)
  • Slides (December 10, 2009) (PDF - 206 KB)

Notices

• August 7, 2013: Grant and Contract Submission Requirements Regarding the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
• March 1, 2013: Implementation of the Updated AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
• October 12, 2007: Implementation of the Revised American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines on Euthanasia 
• July 13, 2004: Office of Extramural Research Notice Regarding Animal Welfare Documents Submitted to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
• August 7, 2002: (PDF - 40 KB): Change in PHS Policy Concerning Submission of IACUC Approval
• July 17, 2002: Clarification Regarding Use of C02 for Euthanasia of Small Laboratory Animals
• April 3, 2001: Implementation of the Revised AVMA Panel on Euthanasia Report
• February 12, 2001: Guidance Regarding Administrative IACUC Issues (alternate IACUC members, IACUC review at collaborating institutions) and Efforts to Reduce Regulatory Burden
• March 30, 2000 (PDF - 17 KB): Renaming of DAW/OPRR to Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• July 31 1996: Implementation of the 1996 revision of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Jan 26 1996: Revision of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Oct 14 1994: National Survey of Laboratory Animal Use, Facilities, and Resources
• 1990: Assistance To Institutions In Complying With Reporting Requirements of The PHS Policy

Other Resources

• International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals, 1985 
• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia, 2007 (PDF - 1 MB)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 7th Edition  (1996)