Law, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines Active

Sources/Usage: Public Domain.

1. United States Department of Agriculture: Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations
2. Inter-agency Research Animal Committee (IRAC) principles: U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
3. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8^th Ed. National Research Council of the National Academies.
4. Ecosystem Mission Area Animal Care and Use Policy (Contact the Ecosystems Mission Area IACUC Administrator to obtain a copy)
5. Other
   • AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals 2020 Edition
   • 2016 Guidelines of the American society of Mammologists for the use of wild mammals in research and education
   • American Fisheries Society, 2014. Guidelines for the use of fishes in research

   • Ornithological Council, Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research

   • Animal Care Guidelines for Herpetology Guidelines for use of live amphibians and reptiles in field and laboratory research

   • Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research

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