Future University – Hakodate Guidelines for Animal Experiments
September 15, 2006
The Decision at the Faculty Meeting
Article 1 Purpose
In addition to the items in “Law Governing Animal Protection and Control” (The 105th Law on
October 1, 1973), “Standards for Feeding and Management of Experimental Animals” (The 6th
Notification of Prime Minister's Office on March 27, 1980), and “Future University-Hakodate
Guidelines for Various Experiments” (The Decision at the Faculty Meeting, September 15, 2006),
the guidelines mentioned here aim at promoting proper operation in animal experiments at Future
University – Hakodate (hereinafter referred to as the “University”) by the viewpoints from animal
welfare as well as scientific aspects.
Article 2

Definition

Significance of the terms in this guideline shall be defined as follows:(1) “Animal experiment” is defined as the experiment using experimental animals mentioned below
for education, experimental research, biological drug production and other scientific use.
(2) “Experimental animal” is defined as mammals, birds, and reptiles for an animal experiment.
(3) “Facilities” is defined as the facility to operate animal experiment.
(4) “Control staff” is defined as a person who controls experimental animals and facilities.
(5) “Experimenter” is defined as a person who operates animal experiments.
Article 3Applicable Scope(1) The guidelines mentioned here shall be applied to all animal experiments operated in theUniversity.
(2) The guidelines mentioned here are also applicable to the case that the faculty members of theuniversity conduct animal experiments outside the facilities.
Article 4 Improvement of Facilities, Equipments, Organization, and Rules(1) The president of the University must improve the facilities for animal experiments to satisfy thepurposes of the guidelines mentioned here as well as the organization system and related rules
necessary for the management.
(2) The control staff is responsible for proper maintenance and management of the facilities, so thatanimal experiments can be conducted smoothly and appropriately.
(3) The control staff is appointed by the president.
Article 5Planning of Animal Experiment

Experimenter must conduct animal experiments based on scientific rationality, while considering
minimizing the scope of animal experiments for education and research. Experimenter must plan
animal experiments according to the following international criteria.
1) Within the purpose of scientific use, use other experimental methods instead of using
animals as much as possible. (Replacement)
2) Within the purpose of scientific use, use as few animals as possible. (Reduction)3) Within the limits of its necessity, use experimental methods that do not hurt animals.
(Refinement)
Article 6

Management and Carrying in of Experimental Animals(1) The breeding of experimental animals is prohibited on this campus.
(2) Experimental animals purchased from a trader and carried in can be stored temporarily at thefacility if disposing them immediately after the experiment. In this case, the experimenter must
prepare a cage and be aware of hygiene issues.
(3) Experimenter must impose proper quarantine on experimental animals. However, it is not thecase with the animals properly controlled by a trader.
Article 7

Operation of an Experiment

Experimenter must select the most adequate measure for constraint and anesthesia not to cause
unnecessary pain on animals.
Article 8 Procedure for the Disposal of Dead Animals after an Experiment(1) Experimenter must take adequate procedure immediately not to cause the animal pain when theexperiment is completed or aborted.
(2) The dead animals can be disposed as ordinary burnable waste, but it must be completely sealed
and invisible. Otherwise, the experimenter must consult the guidelines of the committee.
Article 9 Other(1) The president must provide the control staff and the experimenter with necessary educational
training to keep experimental animals and conduct animal experiments properly.
(2) The president must make the information on animal experiments public in an appropriate way,
and increase the social transparency of the information on animal experiments.