IACUC Policies

For Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to animal care, please visit the LAR website here.

IACUC Administrative Policies and SOPs

• Animal Holding Protocol Policy
• SOP for Reporting Requirments of Regulatory Authorities
• Administrative Extension of Protocols
• SOP and Policy Review
• Termination of Unapproved Protocols and Addendum
• IACUC Review and Approval Process, Signatures, and Clearance
• Post-approval Monitoring
• Policy on When a Protocol is Required

IACUC Animal Welfare Policies

• IACUC Policy on Expired Drugs
• Testing of Biological Materials in Rodents
• Pathogen Outbreak Managment in Rodent Colonies
• Multiple Major Survival Surgeries
• Physical Restraint
• Food and Fluid Restriction
• Expection to the Guide's Recommended Standards for Individually Ventilated Cage Sanitization
• Use of Neuromuscular Blockers
• Canine Exercise and Socialization
• Veterinarian Directive Regarding Sustained Release Buprenorphine
• PI Managed Housing
• Genetically Modified Animals
• Humane Endpoints
• Non-pharmaceutical Grade Substances