Policy and Guidelines

The guidelines used by the IACUC for protocol review follow federal laws and recommendations set by the Federal Animal Welfare Act (P.L. 89-544) and amendments, the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR) Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching, and the PHS Policy on the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Links to these regulations are below:

• National Research Council: Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

• USDA Animal Care Blue Book

• American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines on Euthanasia - 2007

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

• Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

• National Institutes of Health Office of Animal Care and Use

Following are the UTC IACUC Bylaws and Standard Operating Procedures:

• Bylaws
• SOP #1: Significant Changes
• SOP #2: Authority of Attending Veterinarian
• SOP #3: Facility Room Access
• SOP #4: Facility PI Responsibility
• SOP #5: Facility Entrance and Exit Procedures
• SOP #6: Facility Safety
• SOP #7: DMR Subsequent to FCR
• SOP #8: IACUC Contingency Plan