Common use of INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. Registration with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. USDA is responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxx. The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxx. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. Public Health Service. The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy.

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. Registration with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. USDA is responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxxhxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/legislat/awa.htm. The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxxhxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/olaw/olaw.htm. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx hxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/olaw/references/phspol.htm is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. Public Health Service. The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ hxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/books/labrats/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm hxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/legislat/usdaleg1.htm issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy. The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) hxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx is a professional organization that inspects and evaluates programs of animal care for institutions at their request. Those that meet the high standards are given the accredited status. As of the 2002 revision of the PHS Policy, the only accrediting body recognized by PHS is the AAALAC. While AAALAC Accreditation is not required to conduct biomedical research, it is highly desirable. AAALAC uses the Guide as their primary evaluation tool. They also use the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. It is published by the Federated of Animal Science Societies hxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. Registration with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. USDA is responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/legislat/awa.htm. The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxxxxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/olaw.htm. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. Public Health Service. The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readingroom/books/labrats/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm A)xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy. The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx is a professional organization that inspects and evaluates programs of animal care for institutions at their request. Those that meet the high standards are given the accredited status. As of the 2002 revision of the PHS Policy, the only accrediting body recognized by PHS is the AAALAC. While AAALAC Accreditation is not required to conduct biomedical research, it is highly desirable. AAALAC uses the Guide as their primary evaluation tool. They also use the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. It is published by the Federated of Animal Science Societies xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. Registration with the U. S. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. USDA is responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/legislat/awa.htm. The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxxxxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/olaw.htm. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. U.S. Public Health Service. If the Subcontractor does not have an assurance and will be utilizing a lower tier agreement to perform the animal work then Subcontractor must have an Inter-Institutional Assurance in place to allow the Subcontractor to utilize the assurance of the lower tier to meet the HHS requirements for assurance. The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ h ttp://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxxxx/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/final-rules-animal-welfare-9-cfr-parts-1-2-and-3 issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy. The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) h ttp://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx is a professional organization that inspects and evaluates programs of animal care for institutions at their request. Those that meet the high standards are given the accredited status. As of the 2002 revision of the PHS Policy, the only accrediting body recognized by PHS is the AAALAC. While AAALAC accreditation is not required to conduct biomedical research, it is highly desirable. AAALAC uses the Guide as their primary evaluation tool. They also use the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. It is published by the Federated of Animal Science Societies h ttp://xxx.xxxx.xxx.

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. Registration with the U. S. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. USDA is responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxx. hxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/legislat/awa.htm The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxxhxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/olaw/olaw.htm. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx hxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/olaw/references/phspol.htm is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. U.S. Public Health Service. The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ hxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/books/labrats/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm A)hxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxx/legislat/usdaleg1.htm issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy. The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) hxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx is a professional organization that inspects and evaluates programs of animal care for institutions at their request. Those that meet the high standards are given the accredited status. As of the 2002 revision of the PHS Policy, the only accrediting body recognized by PHS is the AAALAC. While AAALAC Accreditation is not required to conduct biomedical research, it is highly desirable. AAALAC uses the Guide as their primary evaluation tool. They also use the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. It is published by the Federated of Animal Science Societies hxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. Registration with the U. S. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. USDA is responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxxxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/legislat/awa.htm. The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxxxxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/olaw.htm. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. U.S. Public Health Service. If the Subcontractor does not have an assurance and will be utilizing a lower tier agreement to perform the animal work then Subcontractor must have an Inter-Institutional Assurance in place to allow the Subcontractor to utilize the assurance of the lower tier to meet the HHS requirements for assurance. The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readingroom/books/labrats/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/final-rules-animal-welfare-9-cfr-parts-1-2-and-3 issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy. The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx is a professional organization that inspects and evaluates programs of animal care for institutions at their request. Those that meet the high standards are given the accredited status. As of the 2002 revision of the PHS Policy, the only accrediting body recognized by PHS is the AAALAC. While AAALAC accreditation is not required to conduct biomedical research, it is highly desirable. AAALAC uses the Guide as their primary evaluation tool. They also use the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. It is published by the Federated of Animal Science Societies xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.

INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL CARE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Registration with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) is required to use regulated species of animals for biomedical purposes. The USDA office contact information is available at xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxxx.xxx/ac/acorg.html. They are responsible for the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq.), http //www.nal. xxxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxx.xxx. xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/legislat/awa.htm. (b) The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxx.xxxxxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/olaw.htm. An essential requirement of the PHS Policy xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx.xxx xxxx://xxxxxx0.xxx.xxx/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm is that every institution using live vertebrate animals must obtain an approved assurance from OLAW before they can receive funding from any component of the U. S. Public Health Service. . (c) The PHS Policy requires that Assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readinqroom/books/labrats/ xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/readingroom/books/labrats/ and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFRC.F.R., Subchapter A) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/leqislat/usdalegl.htm xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide may differ from USDA regulations in some respects. Compliance with the USDA regulations is an absolute requirement of this Policy. (d) The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx is a professional organization that inspects and evaluates programs of animal care for institutions at their request. Those that meet the high standards are given the Accredited status. As of the 2002 revision of the PHS Policy, the only accrediting body recognized by PHS is the AAALAC. While AAALAC Accreditation is not required to conduct biomedical research, it is highly desirable. AAALAC uses the Guide as their primary evaluation tool. They also use the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching. It is published by the Federated of Animal Science Societies xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.