Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3364 - University of Toledo › Chapter 3364-70 - Research Protection and Practices › Section 3364-70-10 - Laboratory animal welfare, care and use

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy
			 statement
The university of Toledo "UT"
				acknowledges and accepts responsibility for the care and use of animals
				involved in all research and educational activities conducted within the
				institution. UT will comply with all applicable provisions of the animal
				welfare act and animal welfare regulations. UT abides by the public health
				service "PHS" policy and United States government principles for the
				utilization and care of vertebrae animals used in testing, research, and
				training. UT has established and will maintain a program for activities
				involving animals in accordance with the guide for the care and use of
				laboratory animals "the Guide." UT also conforms to other applicable federal,
				state, and local statutes and regulations relating to animal care and
				use.
(B)
								Purpose of policy
This policy summarizes UT requirements
				for conducting research or educational activities involving the use of
				animals.
(C)
								Scope
This policy applies to all UT faculty,
				students, research participants and staff using animals in research or
				educational activities.
(D)
								Definitions:
(1)
									Animal facility - any room or area where UT laboratory
			 animals are housed for more than twelve continuous hours. The UT institutional
			 animal care and use committee "IACUC" requires that the care of all animals
			 (warm- and cold-blooded vertebrates and higher invertebrates, such as squid,
			 octopus, lobsters, and crabs) housed in UT animal facilities must be approved
			 by and remain under the oversight of that committee.
(2)
									Department of
			 laboratory animal resources "DLAR" - DLAR is the principal department
			 responsible for animal research facilities, animal husbandry, and veterinary
			 care of animal research subjects.
(3)
									Institutional
			 animal care program - UT has a centralized animal care program, with one IACUC,
			 United States department of agriculture "USDA" research facility registration,
			 office of laboratory animal welfare "OLAW" assurance, and association for
			 assessment and accreditation of laboratory animal care international "AAALAC"
			 accreditation that covers all UT faculty animal research activities regardless
			 of UT campus/location. The office of research and sponsored programs
			 administers the animal care program.
(4)
									IACUC - The
			 university of Toledo has one IACUC which oversees all animal research
			 activities on all UT campuses and offsite locations. The IACUC will be properly
			 constituted according to the animal welfare regulations with UT faculty, staff
			 and at least one unaffiliated and one non-scientist member. UT may also choose
			 to utilize the services of an external IACUC at its discretion.
(5)
									OLAW - the office
			 within the national institutes of health responsible for the administration and
			 oversight of federal policy on the use of animals in research.
(6)
									Satellite
			 facility - an animal facility as defined in this paragraph located outside of a
			 DLAR facility and managed by a UT department/investigator. These facilities
			 must be reviewed and approved in advance by the IACUC. DLAR will oversee the
			 animal care activities and provide veterinary care to all satellite facilities.
			 Satellite facilities are inspected by the IACUC semi-annually and are included
			 in the post-approval monitoring program.
(7)
									UT-related
			 research and instructional activities - research and instructional activities
			 conducted by or under the direction of UT faculty, students, and other
			 employees in connection with their university responsibilities either on- or
			 off-campus (including other states or countries) and all research and
			 instructional activities involving animals which utilize UT
			 facilities.