Date Adopted: June 9, 2009
Last Review Date: November 5, 2020
I. Policy
Policies and procedures for the Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and AAALAC International require that certain IACUC-related documents be maintained for a specified number of years.
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Record |
Retention Period |
Source |
|---|---|---|
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IACUC Records: Minutes of IACUC meetings |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Records of meeting attendance |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
|
IACUC Records: Activities of the committee |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Committee deliberations |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Animal Use Protocols |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Proposed activities involving animals (including documentation of IACUC approval/denial) |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Proposed significant changes in activities involving animals (including documentation of IACUC approval/denial) |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Semi-Annual IACUC reports and recommendations |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR 2.35; NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Any reports and recommendations as forwarded to the IO |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: Records of accrediting body determinations |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years) |
NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook p. 174 |
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IACUC Records: DEA records and logs |
At least 3 years (Records that relate to ongoing activities shall be maintained for the duration of the activity and for an additional three years)
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NIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook p. 174 DEA, Title 21, part 1300 and MT Schedule 8 |
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IACUC Records: OH&S records (Risk Assessment, Medical Surveillance, Respirator Recommendation) |
30 years after termination (Records are maintained by the occupational health physician at his/her office) |
29 CFR, 1910.20 |