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ILAR Journal V37(2) 1995
Laboratory Animal Care Policies and Regulations
| Oversight | Funding Source | Enforcement | Applicability | Administration and Cost | |
| Canada | National peer-review organization (CCAC) | From 1968-1995 annual grants; from 1995 on user-pay system for government facilities and private enterprise | Compliance reviewed by Animal Care Committee; granting agencies may freeze or withdraw research funds if non- compliance is found | Institutions | Institutional Animal Care Committees administer CCAC program; costs defrayed by institution for government facilities and private enterprise and by government grants for academic institutions |
| Japan | National law | No funding required | Not strictly enforced (small fine); individual institutions may issue warnings or suspend projects | Individuals (managers of lab animal facilities, animal caretakers, researchers, etc.) | No central administration; institutions may have animal experimentation committees, which review all protocols |
| New Zealand | Code of ethical conduct (unique to each institution) | National government | Liable to prosecution under Animals Protection Act | Shared between institution and researcher | Institutional codes of ethics are approved by Ministry of Agriculture; individual institutions bear costs of institutional animal ethics committees (IAECs) |
| United Kingdom | National law | Public taxation and user fees | Criminal penalties or administrative sanctions | Individuals (certificate holder, project license holders, personal licensees, etc.) | Certificates and licenses required for premise, project, and individual; national inspectors oversee all licensees and establishments; national committee passes broad judgements on matters of animal welfare |
| United States | National laws | Public taxation | Fines and loss of registration to operate a research facility | Institutional Official | Institutional animal care and use committee oversees protocols; funded by institutional overhead |
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