Action Required on Day of Notification
Deficiencies that significantly affect or threaten the health, welfare, or safety of animals:- Animals without food or water
- Animals exhibiting signs of pain, distress, or other criteria for premature termination
- Animals requiring treatment or observation
- Improper anesthesia, analgesia, or euthanasia procedures
- Hazardous materials stored in close proximity to animals
- Unlabeled solutions
- Improper animal transport
- Missing or defective drain covers that may allow for animal escape or injury
- Defective water lixits or other water problems with potential for flooding
Action Required Within 24 Hours of Notification
Deficiencies that can significantly affect the health, welfare, or safety of animals:- Incompatible animals housed together
- Overcrowded cages, multiple litters
- Failure to monitor animals daily
- Expired food; food not labeled with milling date
- Expired drugs; drugs not labeled with expiration/preparation date
- Dirty cages, feeders, water bottles
- Overdue suture/wound clip removal
- Lack of environmental enrichment
- Inappropriate drug storage
- Inadequate light cycle, defective or no light timer
- Temperature outside recommended range (contact Facilities Management within 24 hours)
- Excessive noise (contact Industrial Hygiene within 24 hours)
- Inadequate illumination (contact Industrial Hygiene within 24 hours)
Action Required Within 30 Days of Notification
Deficiencies that do not significantly threaten the health, welfare, or safety of animals:- Inadequate record-keeping, identification
- Improper storage of food/bedding
- Overcrowded rooms
- Facility issues (e.g., peeling paint, cracks, holes; rusty equipment, doors, etc.) - contact Facilities Management within 7 business days
- Sanitation (extraneous/non-sanitizable items; uncovered supplies; dirty equipment, floors, etc.)
- Defective or no hygrometer, waste bin
- No pest control traps
- Hoods requiring re-test/filter change (contact Industrial Hygiene within 7 business days)
- Use of non-pharmaceutical-grade substances without approval
- Lack of animal emergency plan
- Lack of emergency lighting in surgery areas
- Lack of flow meter on CO2 equipment
- Single housed animals without documentation
- Presence of glue boards
Action Required By Other Deadline as Determined by Inspection Team
Deficiencies that, in the judgment of the inspection team, should be addressed within another specified timeframe:- Personnel requiring additional training
- Modification of surgical procedures (e.g., implementation of aseptic surgical techniques, provision of appropriate heat source) - correct by next surgery
- Humidity outside recommended range (increase monitoring of animals for humidity-related health problems and contact Facilities Management if humidity does not return to recommended range; timeframe for correction to be determined on a case-by-case basis by the inspection team based on severity/duration of problem)
- Other recommendations
Approved 7/22/02; Revised 7/26/04, 2/9/09, 11/3/14