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REGULATIONS

SEE ALSO: Search for Alternatives, Policies and Regulations

This page includes two categories of documents:

• laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines pertaining to animal care and use; and
• descriptions of tests required by federal and state governments or other regulatory agencies that require animals.

These materials are provided for information only. This section is currently undergoing an extensive update, so some links may not be active.

THE PRINTED DOCUMENTS ARE THE OFFICIAL, LEGAL VERSION OF THESE MATERIALS.

ANIMAL CARE

United States

• Statutory and Policy Bases for Consideration of Alternatives
• Animal Welfare Act
• Animal Care Regulations
• Animal Care Policy Manual
• NABR Animal Law section (on the National Association for Biomedical Research web site)
• NIH Plan for the Use of Animals in Research
• Health Research Extension Act of 1985 "Animals in Research"
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• U.S. Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research

Europe

• Alternatives to Animal Experiments in the Cosmetic Sector
• Animals (Scientific Procedures Act)
• The Swedish Animal Welfare Act & the Swedish Animal Welfare Ordnance
• Dutch Legislation
• EU Directive 86/609/EEC
• European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes
• French Legislation
• German Legislation
• Norwegian Legislation
• Regulations pertaining to the production and marketing of cosmetics
• Swedish Legislation
• Swiss Legislation (Swiss Legislation by the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office)
• Target 2000
• United Kingdom Legislation

Rest of the World

• Guidelines and Regulations (Australia)
• Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (New Zealand)