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Inspections

In order to follow university policies, state and federal laws, IACUC office performs scheduled inspections for all animal housing rooms, surgical and procedure rooms. New Brunswick/Piscataway IACUC conducts program review every six months and has four semi-annual inspections per year. Newark IACUC performs program review and facilities inspection every six months. Schedule is as follows:

New Brunswick/Piscataway IACUC

     -Legacy Rutgers facilities: May/November schedule

     -RWJ Facilities:  January/July schedule

Newark IACUC

     -Newark Facilities: April/October

Numerous aspects of the facilities are reviewed during the inspections including but not limited to:

  • Protocol and Study Procedures
  • Appropriate Euthanasia methods
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  • Facilities – Housing and procedures areas maintenance
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To be prepared for inspections and to ensure facilities meet or exceed required standards, policies and guidelines found below should be reviewed. IACUC follows these to guide their inspection.

Documents/Forms

Please note: All documents require a Net-ID login to access.

IACUC PI Protocol Self-Evaluation Form 2018
Rutgers PAM Compliance Checklist 2019
Rutgers University Animal Welfare Policy
Semi-Annual Inspection Checklist 2020

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