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IACUC Policies and Guidelines
IACUC policies and guidelines and Penn State policies.
Policies
IACUC Policy I - Personal Protective Clothing for Work with Agricultural & Wildlife Animals
All University personnel having contact with livestock or wildlife, or their soiled bedding, are required to wear appropriate personal protective clothing (PPC).
IACUC Policy II - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products in Animal Facilities
IACUC Policy II - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Products in Animal Facilities
IACUC Policy III - Personal Protective Clothing for Work with Laboratory Animals
IACUC Policy III - Personal Protective Clothing for Work with Laboratory Animals
IACUC Policy IV - Biological Materials Used in Rodents
IACUC Policy IV - Biological Materials Used in Rodents
IACUC Policy VI - Working with Wild Rodents at PSU
IACUC Policy VI - Working with Wild Rodents at PSU
IACUC Policy VII - Fish Embryo Use at PSU
The purpose of this policy is to define when developing fish embryos must be considered vertebrate animals that require a protocol submission to the IACUC for review and approval.
IACUC Policy VIII - The Use of Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Vertebrate Animals
The purpose of this policy, which was taken directly from the USDA Animal Care Policies, Policy # 3, Veterinary Care, is to define when reagent grade compounds can be used for animal research.
Guidelines
IACUC Guideline 1 - Documentation of Consideration of Alternatives
IACUC Guideline I - Documentation of Consideration of Alternatives
IACUC Guideline 2 - Genotyping: Tail Clipping, Ear Punch, Ear Snip
IACUC Guideline II - Genotyping: Tail Clipping, Ear Punch, Ear Snip
IACUC Guideline 3 - Rules for the Care of Vertebrate Animals Containing Radioactive Material
IACUC Guideline III - Rules for the Care of Vertebrate Animals Containing Radioactive Material
IACUC Guideline 4 - Use of Rodents in Ascites Production of Antibody
IACUC Guideline IV - Use of Rodents in Ascites Production of Antibody
IACUC Guideline 6 - Use of Freund's Adjuvant in Animals
IACUC Guideline VI - Use of Freund's Adjuvant in Animals
IACUC Guideline 7 - Procedures for Correcting Significant Violations of Animal Care and Use Policies
IACUC Guideline VII - Procedures for Correcting Significant Violations of Animal Care and Use Policies
IACUC Guideline 9 - Guidelines for the Use of Cattle as Donors of Whole Blood
IACUC Guideline IX - Guidelines for the Use of Cattle as Donors of Whole Blood
IACUC Guideline 12 - Guidelines for Long-Term Care and Maintenance of Animals with Permanent Rumen Fistulas at Pennsylvania State University
IACUC Guideline XII - Guidelines for Long-Term Care and Maintenance of Animals with Permanent Rumen Fistulas at Pennsylvania State University
IACUC Guideline 13 - Purchasing Live Laboratory Animals
IACUC Guideline XIII - Purchasing Live Laboratory Animals
IACUC Guideline 14 - Plan for Exercise Opportunities for Dogs and for Environmental Enhancement to Promote Psychological Well-Being for Non-Human Primates
IACUC Guideline XIV - Plan for Exercise Opportunities for Dogs and for Environmental Enhancement to Promote Psychological Well-Being for Non-Human Primates
IACUC Guideline 15 - The Use of Cervical Dislocation as a Method of Euthanasia of Poultry
IACUC Guideline XV - The Use of Cervical Dislocation as a Method of Euthanasia of Poultry
IACUC Guideline 16 - The Care and Use of Agricultural Animals Housed within Intensive Laboratory Environments (ILE)
IACUC Guideline XVI - The Care and Use of Agricultural Animals Housed within Intensive Laboratory Environments (ILE)
IACUC Guideline 17 - The Reporting of Non-compliance or Misuse of Animals
IACUC Guideline XVII - The Reporting of Non-compliance or Misuse of Animals
IACUC Guideline 18 - The Use of Physical Restraint of Research Animals
IACUC Guideline XVIII - The Use of Physical Restraint of Research Animals
IACUC Guideline 19 - IACUC Guideline 19 - Food or Fluid Restriction Guidelines for Traditional Laboratory Animal Species (Excluding Agricultural and Wildlife Species)
IACUC Guideline XIX - Food or Fluid Restriction Guidelines for Traditional Laboratory Animal Species (Excluding Agricultural and Wildlife Species)
IACUC Guideline 21 - Requirements for Collecting Species of Pennsylvania Fish, Amphibians or Reptiles
IACUC Guideline XXI - Requirements for Collecting Species of Pennsylvania Fish, Amphibians or Reptiles
IACUC Guideline 22 - Use of MS-222 (Tricaine) in the Laboratory
IACUC Guideline XXII - Use of MS-222 (Tricaine) in the Laboratory
IACUC Guideline 23 - Working with Wild Rodents in the Field: Minimizing Exposure to Hantavirus
The IACUC recommends these procedures, approved by the American Society of Mammalogists, for minimizing exposure to hantavirus when working with wild rodents in field.
Penn State Policies
RA15 - Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals
This policy enacts certain necessary provisions of the University's "Assurance of Compliance with Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," an agreement with the Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which provides eligibility for receipt by University investigators of funding from various federal agencies.
SY23 - Occupational Health and Safety Program for Animal Care Personnel
To provide a safe work place and to comply with regulatory mandates for animal care personnel. These personnel may, in the course of their employment, research or education, be exposed to vertebrate animals and/or tissues, fluids, secretions, and excretions in a way that puts them at increased risk of an occupational illness or injury. Occupational Health Services (OHS) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) administer the Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP), in cooperation with the Office for Research Protections (ORP) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
