Program of Laboratory Animal Resources (PLAR)
Regulations, Policies and Procedures
The following documents provide guidance regarding lab animal regulations, policies and procedures:
- Spokane Vivarium Handbook (PDF) UPDATED Sept. 2023
- Policy: Responsibilities, Animal Housing Rooms
- Policy: Ordering and Transporting
- Policy: Removal of animals, tissue from the Vivaria
- IACUC
- Environmental Health & Safety – Spokane
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PDF)
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
- USDA Animal Welfare Act and Regulations
- USDA Animal Care Policy Manual (PDF)
- The Zebrafish Book
Below are links to the forms used in PLAR:
- Cage Set Up Request Form
- Animal Transfer Form
- Animal Order Form
- Notification of Hazardous Projects Form
- Chamber Care Documentation Form