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Federal Legislation, Regulations, and Codes
Affecting Research with Laboratory Animals

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Care Publications and Policies

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook

Animal Welfare Act (AWA)

Policy Commentaries

Comments on the petition for rulemaking to amend the definition of animal in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to remove the current exclusion of rats, mice, and birds
(Docket No. 98-106-1)

Comments on the proposed definitions for and reporting of pain and distress (Docket No. 00-005-1) submitted to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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