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Animal Care Committee Approved ACC Policy Animal Transportation

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Purpose

In order to ensure a safe environment for both employees of the Health Center, and the laboratory animals, the ACC has implemented a policy regarding the transport of animals in the Health Center.

Action

1. Animals must be transported in closed caging (either microisolator lids or soft bonnet type covers).
    
2. If more than 1 cage of animals is being transported, it is suggested that transport be on a cart because of the possibility of dropping cages.
    
3. Animals may not be transported on a common-use elevator.  CLAC elevators only are to be used to transport animals between floors.
    
4. Animal caging (with or without animals) may NOT be placed, unsupervised, in the hallways.  All caging must be kept in the laboratory areas.

Effective Dates:  October 25, 2007 through October 24, 2010

This policy has been approved by a majority vote of the Animal Care Committee Members
Joseph Lorenzo, M.D., Chair, Animal Care Committee