In order to comply with the requirements of USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations (AWR's) 2.31(c)(2) and PHS Policy IV.B.2., the Chancellor's Animal Research Committee (ARC) conducts inspections of all UCLA animal facilities at least once every six months to evaluate compliance with current federal, state, and local regulations and ARC policies.
An investigator's laboratory may be used as a study area or survival surgery area provided such use is approved and certified by the ARC. ARC certification of these areas is valid for a 6-month period after the date of inspection and must be renewed every six months if a laboratory remains in an active status. Continued certification is contingent upon the maintenance of acceptable standards in the animal facility.
NEW! For an interactive overview of what the ARC generally looks
for during semiannual facility inspections, please see the online tutorial
entitled "An
IACUC Member's Guide to Animal Facility Inspections."
Definition: Any investigator-managed building, room, area, enclosure, or other containment site in which animals are housed for periods longer than 12 hours.
Definition: Any investigator-managed building, room, or area where survival surgeries are performed on animals.
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