» Policies

[updated 12/2/20]

Rules and regulations regarding animal care and use come from many sources. This webpage addresses those which are derived and come primarily from Chapman University as the institution. Policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and guidelines are described here.

Additionally, the campus animal facilities and researchers will maintain their own specific technical documents related to animal care and use. Many are included with protocols and receive IACUC oversight.

Overview
IACUC Policies and Guidelines
IACUC SOPs
Animal Program Guidelines

In addressing non-compliance and other issues pertaining to animal welfare, the Chapman IACUC will be informed by this document: "Ensuring due process in the IACUC and animal welfare setting: considerations in developing noncompliance policies and procedures for institutional animal care and use committees and institutional officials". Its opening statements set the tone:

"The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), the attending veterinarian (AV), and the institutional official (IO) — together with principal investigators (PIs) and all research personnel — have the collective institutional responsibility for assuring the welfare of animal subjects used in teaching, research, and testing." and

"Every institution that is involved in research with animals is expected to have in place policies and procedures for the management of allegations of noncompliance with the Animal Welfare Act and the U.S. Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals."

This section of the IACUC website collects the documents in support of regulatory compliance and animal welfare at Chapman.
- Food or fluid regulation or restriction, IACUC policy, approved 2/28/2018
- Animal Care and Use Policy within the Office of Research Policies and Guidance, approved 10/19/2018
- A copy of the IACUC guideline (#17-107) to address animal welfare concerns (sometimes also called adverse event, non-compliance incident, or unanticipated outcome) is available from the IACUC office and the Office of Research. To make a report, contact the IACUC office at 714.628.2844 or email and/or complete the adverse event report.
- When animal offspring count, IACUC guideline 19-01, approved 3/25/2020
- Review of protocol amendments by the IACUC office, IACUC guideline 19-09, approved 12/11/2019
- Education and Training for the Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research, Teaching, and Testing, IACUC guideline #20-104, approved 11/18/2020
- Conducting IACUC Business in the Event of a Significant Emergency, IACUC guideline 20-01, approved 7/15/2020
- Granting Animal Facility Access, approved 6/15/2022
- Information needed for the IACUC review of wildlife studies, IACUC SOP 20-02, in draft 2020
- IACUC approved change to "Rodent Cage Change Frequency", posted 2/8/2018
- IACUC approved change to "Water Change Frequency", posted 8/16/2022