Care and Use of Animals for Research Teaching or Demonstration

Policy 213

1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

The University supports the use of nonhuman, vertebrate animals in accordance with federal, state and University guidelines and the mission of the University.

Consistent with policies adopted by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, this policy is intended to:

1. provide appropriate oversight of the use of animals in teaching, research, and/or demonstration,
2. establish authority of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee for providing such oversight,
3. enable research, teaching or demonstration activities involving animals at the University to be conducted under consistent ethical and regulatory parameters, and
4. provide guidance to the research community for adhering to the University’s policy on animal use in research, teaching, or demonstration.

3 Definitions

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