Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A)
Policy statement.
The university is committed to ensuring the humane care and treatment of all
animals utilized in research, teaching, and other activities in conformance
with, but not limited to, relevant federal and state regulations. All
activities involving animals are subject to review by the institutional animal
care and use committee ("IACUC"), regardless of funding or funding
source.
(B)
Purpose. To ensure compliance with federal and state
regulations to humanely, efficiently, effectively, and legally use live
vertebrate animals in research, teaching, and other activities conducted on
behalf of the university.
(C)
Scope. This policy applies to all YSU faculty, staff,
and students who work with vertebrate animals in research, teaching, and other
activities performed at the university or through
collaborations.
(D)
Parameters.
(1)
In accordance with the Health Research Extension Act of
1985, Pub. L. No. 99-158, the chief executive officer, i.e., the president, is
required to annually appoint an IACUC as specified by federal regulations. At
Youngstown state university the presidential authority to appoint the IACUC is
delegated to the director of the office of research services as the authorized
institutional official ("IO") of the university.
(2)
The IACUC
provides oversight of the university's animal care and use program components
and facilities in accordance with the United States public health service
("USPHS") policy on humane care and use of laboratory animals by the national
research council and the Animal Welfare Act by the United States department of
agriculture and their applicable laws and regulations.
(3)
The IACUC is
charged with:
(a)
Reviewing all new research and teaching projects and
activities that involve animals, as well as significant changes to the use of
animals in ongoing projects. This review process includes the authority to
approve, require modification, withhold approval, or suspend
activities.
(b)
Conducting annual reviews and monitoring of previously
approved and ongoing protocols, including complete review at least every three
years and maintaining a process to suspend or terminate approval of research
that is not being conducted in accordance with the committee's requirements or
that has been associated with unexpected results.
(c)
Overseeing and
reviewing the university's animal care and use program, training, and
inspection of all university's animal facilities at least
semi-annually.
(d)
Reporting findings of the semi-annual animal care and
use program reviews and inspections and making recommendations about the
program and the animal facilities to the IO.
(e)
Informing the
investigator(s) and IO in writing of the decision to approve or withhold
approval of the proposed activity involving the use of animals.
(E)
Procedures. Persons contemplating research utilizing
the use of live animals or animal tissues should contact the IACUC at
YSUIACUC@ysu.edu for information on forms and procedures. Applications,
modifications, and transfer forms must be submitted to YSUIACUC@ysu.edu.
Replaces: 3356-10-15
