**ANIMAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT**

This Animal Transfer Agreement has been adopted for use by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) for use in transferring animals for research
purposes pursuant to Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act.

Provider: (name of NIH laboratory transferring the animal)

     

Recipient: (name of laboratory/institution receiving the animal)

     

The Provider agrees to transfer the following animal(s) to the
Recipient: (describe the animals)

     

Recipient agrees to use the animal(s) solely in connection with
biomedical or behavioral research.

Relevant documents concerning the medical history, health status, and
research uses of the animal(s), including prior surgical procedures and
any infectious disease (human or zoonotic) to which the animal(s) may
have been exposed, are attached to this agreement.

For domestic recipients, recipient agrees that it will comply with the
Animal Welfare Act and its implementing regulations, as applicable.
Recipient agrees that it will adhere to all applicable national
standards for humane care and use of the animal(s), and assures the
Provider that it has appropriate animal care and use policies in place.
The \"Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory
Animals\" and the \"Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals\" are
examples of acceptable standards for humane care and use of research
animals.

Recipient agrees that it will adhere to appropriate biosafety practices
and use the animals in a safe and responsible manner. The National
Institutes of Health/ Centers for Disease Control publication "Biosafety
in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories" is an example of
acceptable standards for biosafety practices. Recipient agrees that it
will comply with applicable import/export regulations.

In accepting the animal(s), recipient accepts full ownership, custody,
and control of the animal(s), except that to the extent the Government
has any patent, invention or any other intellectual property rights in
the animal(s), the Government retains these rights. Additionally, to the
extent that any party other than the Government has any patent,
invention or other intellectual property rights in the animal(s), these
rights are not transferred to the recipient.

Provider is transferring the animal(s) as a service to the research
community. The animal(s) is transferred to the Recipient with no
warranties, express or implied, including any warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Unless prohibited
by law from doing so, Recipient agrees to hold the United States
Government harmless and to indemnify the Government from all
liabilities, demands, damages, expenses and losses arising out of
Recipient's care, use, or treatment of the animal(s).

Recipient agrees not to claim, infer, or imply Governmental endorsement
of the Recipient, the research project, the institution or personnel
conducting the research, or any resulting product(s).

The undersigned Provider and Recipient expressly certify and affirm that
they are authorized to sign this agreement on behalf of their respective
institutions, and that the statements made herein are truthful and
accurate.

This animal transfer agreement shall be construed in accordance with
Federal law as applied by the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia.

Any additional terms:

     

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Recipient Name, title, mailing address

     

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Provider name, title, mailing address

ARAC Approved 2/12/97

Reapproved 6/13/01

Revised 11/14/2003