Cal State San Marcos maintains procedures for the procurement, housing, care, and use of live non-human vertebrate animals in Sponsored Program research. The campus operates under a federal "Assurance of Compliance" that has been submitted to and approved by the National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW). Procedures related to animal care and use are reviewed semiannually and reports are submitted to OLAW annually. Campus procedures provide for adequate training for research personnel and are consistent with the following regulatory guidelines: Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council; requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture and regulations implementing the Animal Welfare Act as amended; other applicable laws and regulations; and, as appropriate, provisions of the United States Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
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| The president or designee (the Associate Vice President for Research) is authorized to take appropriate action to implement regulations required by funding and regulatory agencies on the care and use of animals in research and instruction. Cal State San Marcos maintains an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), appointed by the president or designee (the Associate Vice President for Research), to ensure adequate review of animal facilities, procedures, and research and teaching protocols, and the University is responsible for ensuring that these protocols are followed. |
