Nonhuman primates must be confined in primary enclosures that meet the requirements of section 3.87 (a),(b),(c),(d) and (e). (e) A dealer who completes, provides, or receives a certification required by paragraph (b) of section shall keep a copy of the certification for at least 1 year following disposition. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-welfare-legislation-protecting-pets 3.136 (c)). These requirements are found in Title 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A - Animal Welfare, Parts 1, 2 and 3. TAS Animal Welfare (Dog) Regulations 2016. (3) The attending veterinarian must be a voting member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and have direct or delegated responsibility for the animals at the research facility. Such exemption must be documented by the attending veterinarian and, unless the basis for the exemption is a permanent condition, must be reviewed at least every 30 days by the attending veterinarian. The plan must be in accordance with the currently accepted professional standards as cited in appropriate professional journals or reference guides, and as directed by the attending veterinarian. (d) Any dealer, research facility, exhibitor, or operator of an auction sale offering any live animal to a carrier or intermediate handler for transportation in commerce shall affix to the outside of the primary enclosure used for transporting such live animal, written instructions concerning the food and water requirements of such animal while being so transported. (5) "Make recommendations to the Institutional Official regarding any aspect of the research facilities animal program, facilities, or personnel training;". A necropsy report must be prepared by the veterinarian listing all pathologic lesions observed and giving the apparent cause of death. (Sect.2.78 (a)-(d)). (iii)             Prevention of unintended or unnecessary duplication of animal research. A veterinarian engaged principally in research does not meet this requirement (Sect. (3) "Prepare reports of its evaluations conducted as required by paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section, and submit reports to the Institutional Official of the research facility; ...., the IACUC remains responsible for the evaluations and reports as required by the Act and regulations. The plan must be made available to APHIS and any funding Federal agency upon request. However, those officials may not approve an activity involving the care and use of animals if it has not been approved by the IACUC. (6) Contain certain information required for animals used involving accompanying pain or distress and for which appropriate pain relieving drugs were used (Sect. (1) Minutes of the IACUC meetings, including records of attendance, activities of the Committee, and Committee deliberations (Sect. Section 3.61 Primary enclosures used to transport live rabbits. (3.81(d)). (Sect. (b) Unless otherwise specified, the records required to be kept and maintained under this part shall be held for one year after an animal is euthanized or disposed of and for any period in excess of one year as necessary to comply with any applicable Federal, State, or local law. (1) Each research facility shall employ an attending veterinarian under formal arrangements. 2.30 (a)(1)). (b) Any carrier or intermediate handler shall only accept for transportation or transport, in commerce, any live rabbit in a primary enclosure which conforms to the requirements set forth in section 3.6l of the standards: Provided, however, That any carrier or intermediate handler may accept....any live rabbit....if such consignor furnishes to the carrier or intermediate handler a certificate, signed by the consignor, stating that the primary enclosure complies with section 3.61 of the standard, unless such primary enclosure is obviously defective or damaged and it is apparent that it cannot, reasonably be expected to contain the live rabbit without causing suffering or injury to such live rabbit. (Sect.2.126 (a)(2)). 3.3(a)). Records that relate directly to proposed activities and proposed significant changes in ongoing activities reviewed and approved by the IACUC shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years after completion of the activity. (1) Section 2 of the Pet Animals Act 1951 (pets... Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 (c. 40) 4. The plan must be in accordance with the currently accepted professional standards as cited in appropriate professional journals or reference guides, and as directed by the attending veterinarian. Operative procedures conducted at field sites do not require dedicated facilities but must be done using aseptic procedures. (c) Space requirements after August 15, 1995. (4) The IACUC shall notify the principal investigator and the research facility in writing of its decision to approve or withhold approval of those activities related to the care and use of animals, or of modifications required to secure IACUC approval. An explanation of the procedures producing pain or distress in the animals and the reasons drugs were not used shall be attached to the report. 2.33(b)(2)). (See Section 2.31 for all required IACUC functions). (2)(iii) Research facilities exemptions from space requirements must be required by the research proposal or the judgement of the attending veterinarian and must be approved by the IACUC (Sect. (7) Reporting of Suspensions: If the IACUC suspends an activity involving animals, the Institutional Official, in consultation with the IACUC, shall review the reasons for suspension, take appropriate corrective action, and report that action with a full explanation to APHIS and any funding Federal agencies (Sect. The registration form is to be filed with the AC Regional Director for the State in which the research facility has its principal place of business, and shall be updated every 3 years by completing and filing a new registration form provided by the AC Regional Director....An official who has the legal authority to bind the parent organization shall sign the registration form (Sect. The .gov means it’s official.Federal government websites always use a .gov or .mil domain. (3) The Attending Veterinarian shall be a voting member of the IACUC. (3) Compatibility of nonhuman primates must be determined in accordance with generally accepted professional practices and actual observations, as directed by the attending veterinarian, to ensure that the nonhuman primates are in fact compatible. (1) Personnel Qualifications (Section 2.32): (a) It is the responsibility of the research facility to ensure that all scientists, research technicians, animal technicians, and other personnel involved in animal care, treatment, and use are qualified to perform their duties. (a) Each reporting facility shall submit an annual report to the AC Regional Director for the State where the research facility is located on or before December 1 of each calendar year. Each nonhuman primate that is less than 1 year of age must be offered food once every 12 hours.....Consignors who are subject to the Animal Welfare regulations (9CFR, Parts 1, 2 and 3) must certify that each nonhuman primate was offered food and potable water within the 4 hours preceding delivery of the nonhuman primate to a carrier or intermediate handler for transportation in commerce, and must certify the date and time the food and potable water was offered, in accordance with section 3.86(c) of this subpart.". Unless the basis for the exemption is a permanent condition, the exemption must be reviewed every 30 days by the attending veterinarian (Sect. Section 2.31 (c)(2) requires the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to: "Inspect, at least once every six months, all of the research facility's animal facilities, including animal study areas, using Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter A - Animal Welfare, as a basis for evaluation; Provided, however, That animal areas containing free-living wild animals in their natural habitat need not be included in such inspection:". (ii) Proper handling and care for the various species of animals used by the facility; (section 2.32 (c)(1)(ii)). III. (3) Any dog exhibits aggressive or vicious behavior. The plan must be in accordance with the currently accepted professional standards as cited in appropriate professional journals or reference guides, as directed by the attending veterinarian.... (a) Social grouping. Please refer to section 3.110 for requirements. IV. 2.38(i)(2)). (1) "A research facility shall notify the AC Regional Director by certified mail of any change in the name, address, or ownership, or other change in operations affecting its status as a research facility, within 10 days after making such change.". (Sect.2.40 (a)(1)). (h) Documents accompanying the shipment shall be attached in an easily accessible manner to the outside of the primary enclosure. (Sect. Definition: Principal investigator. Research facilities must develop, document, and follow an appropriate plan to provide dogs with the opportunity for exercise. However, this term excludes any study that involves an invasive procedure, harms, or materially alters the behavior of an animal under study. The first regulations under the Animal Welfare Act were gazetted (released) in July 2016. (a) Each research facility shall have an attending veterinarian who shall provide adequate veterinary care in compliance with this section (2.33(a)). The certification must be securely attached to the outside of the primary enclosure in a manner that makes it easily noticed and read. Each dealer and exhibitor shall furnish any APHIS official any information concerning the business that the APHIS official may request in connection with the enforcement of the Act, regulations and standards. (Sect. A summary of all such exceptions must be attached to the facilities annual report....This summary must include a brief explanation of the exceptions as well as the species and number of animals affected. 3.81 (e)). No facility employee, IACUC member, or laboratory personnel are to be discriminated against or subject to reprisal for reporting violations (Sect. The completed application, the application fee indicated in section 2.1 (d) and the annual license fee indicated in table 1 or 2 of section 2.6 are to be filed with the APHIS, AC Regional Director. 2.32 (c)(2)). 3.8 (b)(2)). Any IACUC member may require a full committee review of any activity by requesting such. (iii) Each queen with nursing kittens must be provided with an additional amount of floor space, based on her breed and behavioral characteristics, and in accordance with generally accepted husbandry practices. (2) "All official tag or tattoo numbers shall be correctly listed in the records of purchase, acquisition, disposal, or sale which shall be maintained in accordance with section 2.35.". (Sect. The appropriate section in 9 CFR should be consulted for the actual wording of that requirement. The Secretary intends that such person will provide representation for general community interests in the proper care and treatment of animals;" (Sect. 1.1). (Sect. The instructions must be attached in a manner that makes them easily noticed and read. The records shall be in accordance with sections 2.75 and 2.76 unless the animals are lost or stray. (ii) "The principal investigator has considered alternatives to procedures that may cause more than momentary or slight pain or distress to the animals, and has provided a written narrative description of the methods and sources, e.g. On e copy of the record must accompany each shipment of any dog or cat. 1 Name of regulation 2 2 Dictionary 2 3 Notes 2 4 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 3. (v) Animals that would otherwise experience severe or chronic pain or distress that cannot be relieved will be painlessly euthanized at the end of the procedure or, if appropriate, during the procedure; (section 2.31 (d)(1)(v)). (i) Procedures involving animals will avoid or minimize discomfort, distress, and pain to the animals; (section 2.31 (d)(1)(i)). (Recommendations of the AVMA panel on euthanasia should be followed). 2.31 (c)(1)). The requirements of the Animal Welfare Act are set forth under the Regulations and Standards in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). NOTE: While the above requirements are quotations of the applicable sections involved in qualifications and training required under the Animal Welfare Act, as set forth in 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A- Animal Welfare, the appropriate section in 9 CFR should be consulted for the actual context of the requirement. (4) State the location of all facilities where animals were housed or used in actual research, testing, teaching, or experimentation, or held for these purposes (Sect. (g) Primary enclosures used to transport live guinea pigs or hamsters shall be clearly marked on top and on one or more sides with the words "Live Animals" in letters not less than 1 inch in height and with arrows or other markings to indicate the correct upright position of the container. An explanation of the procedures producing pain or distress in these animals and the reason such drugs were not used shall be attached to the annual report; (8) State the common names and the numbers of animals being bred, conditioned, or held for use in teaching, testing, experiments, research, or surgery but not yet used for such purposes.". The requirements of the Animal Welfare Act are set forth under the regulations and Standards in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.). (i) "At least one shall be a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, with training or experience in laboratory animal science and medicine, who has direct or delegated program responsibility for activities involving animals at the research facility;" (Sect.2.31 (b)(3)(i)). The requirements of the Animal Welfare Act are set forth under the Regulations and Standards in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.). Section 3.89 Food and water requirements - transportation. Section 2.75 Records: Dealers and exhibitors. 2.33(b)(5)). (Sect.2.40 (a)(3)). Instructions for no food or water are not acceptable unless directed by the attending veterinarian…. Animal Welfare Regulations 2012 . Temporary tethering is also prohibited unless approved by the IACUC. (b) The members of the IACUC must be appointed by the CEO of the research facility. § 1. The certification must include the information required in section 3.13 (c)(1)-(4). (1) The police or other law officer shall furnish to the research facility a written description of the missing animal and the name and address of its owner before making a search. (2) A research facility may be exempted from the requirements of exercise for dogs if the principal investigator determines for scientific reasons set forth in the research proposal that it is inappropriate for certain dogs to exercise. Failure to correct any significant deficiency within the established deadlines must be reported by the IACUC, in writing within fifteen days and through the Institutional Official, to APHIS and any funding Federal agency. The plan must address the requirements of paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. (3) "Proper use of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers for any species of animal used by the facility;" (Sect. The IACUC may reconsider its decision, with documentation in Committee minutes, in light of the information provided by the principal investigator. (b) Any carrier or intermediate handler shall only accept for transportation or transport, in commerce, any live animal in a primary enclosure which conforms to the requirements set forth in section 3.137 of the standards: Provided, however, That any carrier or intermediate handler may accept for transportation or transport, in commerce, any live animal .... if the consignor furnishes to the carrier or intermediate handler a certificate, signed by the consignor, stating that the primary enclosure complies with section 3.137 of the standards, unless such primary enclosure is obviously defective or damaged and it is apparent that it cannot reasonably be expected to contain the live animal without causing suffering or injury to such live animal. (Sect. (iii) Sick, infirm, aged, or young dogs or cats. Section 2.37 - Federal Research facilities. If any research facility obtains prior approval of the APHIS, AC Regional Director, it may arrange to have another person to hold animals; Provided, That: (1) The other person agrees, in writing, to comply with the regulations and standards, and to allow inspection of the premises by an APHIS official during business hours; (Sect. (d) Any dealer or exhibitor offering any live animal to any carrier or intermediate handler for transportation in commerce shall affix to the outside of the primary enclosure used for transporting such live animal, written instructions concerning the food and water requirements of such animal while being so transported. Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Regulations GENERAL MATTERS Section 1 c t Updated April 15, 2017 Page 3 c ANIMAL WELFARE ACT Chapter A-11.2 ANIMAL WELFARE REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 45 of the Animal Welfare Act R.S.P.E.I. If potable water is not continually available to the nonhuman primates, it must be offered to them as often as necessary to ensure their health and well-being, but no less than twice daily for at least one hour each time, unless otherwise required by the attending veterinarian, or as required by the research proposal approved by the Committee at the research facility. Passed by Congress in 1966, the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) sets general standards for humane care and treatment that must be provided for certain animals that are bred for commercial sale, sold sight unseen (… (2) The concept, availability, and use of research or testing methods that limit the use of animals or minimize animal distress; (section 2.32 (c)(2)). 2.33(a)(3)). to exhibit normal behaviour patterns 4. to be housed with, or apart from, other animals (if applicable) 5. to be protected from pain, injury, suffering and disease Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does not provide for its welfare needs, may be banned from owning animals, fined up to £20,000 an The research facility shall establish the Committee for the purpose of evaluating the care, treatment, housing, and use of animals, and for certifying compliance with the Act by the research facility (Sect. (e) Any dealer or exhibitor who also operates a private or contract animal pound or shelter shall comply with the following: (Sect.2.132 (e)). 2 Rules and Regulations on the Transport of Animals by Sea “Field study” means a study conducted on free-living wild animals in their natural habitat. (Sect.2.80 (b)). These requirements are found in Title 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A - Animal Welfare, Parts 1,2, and 3. Nonhuman primates are not to be maintained in restraint devices unless required for health reasons as determined by the attending veterinarian or by a research proposal approved by the Committee. (3.8(c)(3)(iv)). (i) The basic needs of each species of animal; (section 2.32 (c)(1)(i)). (d) A dealer who acquires a live dog or cat from another dealer must obtain the certification required by paragraph (b) of section 2.133 and attach that to any previous certification. (2) A rational for involving animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers of animals to be used. IV. If the additional amount of floor space for each nursing puppy is less than five percent of the minimum requirement for the bitch, such housing must be approved by the attending veterinarian of the research facility (Sect. These requirements are found in Title 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A - Animal Welfare, Parts 1, 2, and 3. Current Law and Regulations: (a) "It shall be the responsibility of the research facility to ensure that all scientists, research technicians, animal technicians, and other personnel involved in animal care, treatment, and use are qualified to perform their duties. (Sect. The standards for the exercise of dogs are set forth in 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A - Animal Welfare, Part 3, Section 3.8. Research facilities must develop, document, and follow an appropriate plan for environmental enhancement adequate to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates. (B) The procedure is required as a routine veterinary procedure, or is necessary to protect the health or well-being of the animal as determined by the attending veterinarian (Sect. (2) Inspect at least every 6 months, all the research facilities animal facilities, including animal study areas, using Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter A – Animal Welfare as a basis for evaluation. Must contain a reasonable and specific plan and schedule for correction with corrective dates for each deficiency. The original intent of the Animal Welfare Act was to regulate the use and care of animals in a laboratory setting on a federal level. (Sect.2.32 (b)). Unless the basis for exemption is a permanent condition, the exemption must be reviewed at least every 30 days by the attending veterinarian." The requirements of the Animal Welfare Act are set forth under the regulations and standards in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). (b)   Training and instruction shall be made available and the qualifications of personnel reviewed frequently to comply with the regulations. (i) Animal procedures will avoid or minimize discomfort, distress or pain to the animals. 2.38(d)(1)). (b) The annual report shall: (section 2.36 (b)). The plan, at a minimum, must comply with the conditions and requirements set forth in section 3.8 (a) (b) and (c).