AWA - Part 2, Regulations & Part 3, Standards, Dogs & Cats Flashcards
Which of the following persons are exempt from obtaining a license?
a. Retail pet stores
b. Any person selling fewer than 25 dogs and/or cats per year
c. Any person who arranges for transportation or transports animals for shows, grooming, medical treatment, food, or fiber
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A voluntary license, issued to any person selling fewer than 25 dogs or cats for research or teaching purposes, is what class?
Class A
Which of the following must be inspected for obtaining a license?
a. Animals
b. Facilities
c. Vehicles
d. Equipment
e. Other premises used for the business
f. All of the above
f. All of the above
Which governmental agency performs the inspections and issues licenses?
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
True or False: If an applicant fails the inspection, he or she must wait 6 months before reapplying for a license.
False - An applicant has two more chances to pass inspection if the first inspection fails. If he or she fails after the third attempt, then the applicant must wait 6 months before reapplying.
True or False: The license for the facility may be transferred to a new owner.
False - The license is issued to a specific person for specific premises and do not transfer to a different person or location.
A registrant must notify the AC regional director of which changes? In what time frame must notification occur?
a. Name
b. Address
c. Ownership
d. Change in status as an exhibitor, carrier, or intermediate handler
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
Notification must occur by certified mail within 10 days of making changes
A registrant may be placed in an inactive status after ____ (time period) of not using, handling, or transporting animals.
2 years
How does a registrant request to cancel a license?
He or she must make a written request to the AC Regional Director.
What kind of facility is exempt from registering with the Secretary?
Federal research facilities
What is the minimum required membership of an IACUC?
At least 3 members….a Chairman, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and a non-affiliated person
Which of the following is NOT a function of the IACUC?
a. Review the facility program every year
b. Inspect all the animal facilities every 6 months
c. Review and investigate concerns about the care of animals in the facility
d. Be authorized to suspend any activities involving use of animals in research
a – The program review is performed every 6 months.
True or False: The IACUC will review activities involving animals to ensure that procedures are designed to avoid or minimize discomfort, distress, and pain to the animals.
True
True or False: Major survival surgery and non-major operative procedures on all animals must be performed in a designated surgical facility.
False – Rodent surgery and non-major procedures do not require a dedicated surgical facility.
The limit for number of survival surgeries on one animal is ____.
One, unless scientifically justified and approved by the IACUC
A designated reviewer of a protocol has the authority to do the following:
a. Approve the activities
b. Require modifications to secure approval
c. Request full fommittee review
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
True or False: The Chairman of the IACUC has the authority to suspend any activity that is not being conducted in the manner approved.
False – An activity may be suspended only after majority vote to suspend at a meeting consisting of a quorum of the IACUC. The institution does NOT have the authority to approve animal activities with out IACUC approval, but an institution MAY stop activities without IACUC involvement.
Name three areas in which training and instruction be provided to research personnel.
- Humane methods of animal maintenance and experimentation (including basic needs, handling, aseptic surgical methods)
- The need to limit the use of animals or minimize distress
- Proper use of anesthetics and analgesics
- How to report animal misuse
- How to access information on methods and alternatives to animal use.
If a significant deficiency is identified on a semiannual inspection and remains uncorrected after a given time frame for correction, what must happen?
The uncorrected significant deficiency shall be reported in writing within 15 business days by the IACUC, through the IO, to APHIS and any federal agency funding that activity
The duties of the attending veterinarian are the following EXCEPT:
a. Be a voting member of the IACUC
b. Have the appropriate authority to ensure the adequate veterinary care of all animals
c. Daily observation of all animals
d. Guidance to the principal investigators and other research personnel
c- Other people can be responsible for the daily observation of animals provided that the veterinarian is informed promptly of any and all animal health problems
Each dog or cat must have the following in the animal record:
a. Name and address of vendor
b. Date of acquisition
c. Description of animal
d. Official USDA tag number or tattoo for each animal
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
Records must be maintained for ___ years.
3
The annual report to the USDA should contain the following information:
a. Location of all facilities where animals were housed and used for teaching or research
b. Common names and numbers of animals used in which painful procedures were performed and appropriate drugs were used to minimize pain and distress
c. Common name and numbers of animals used in which painful procedures
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
The IACUC of a Federal research facility reports to what agency?
The head of the Federal agency conducting the research, not APHIS
True or False: Food and water deprivation of animals is allowed for training purposes.
False. It is not allowed except when expressly approved by the IACUC
Dogs, cats, and non-human primates must have a health inspection no more than ________ (time period) before shipment.
10 days
True/False: Dealers & exhibitors are required to have an attending veterinarian under formal arrangements.
True
True/False: Daily observation of all animals under the care of a dealer/exhibitor must be made and must be made by the attending veterinarian.
False – daily observation may be made by someone other than the attending veterinarian
True/False: All dogs and cats must be individually identified by Class A and Class B dealers either by a tattoo or by a tag affixed to a collar placed around the animal’s neck.
True
Describe the specific size requirements for USDA tags.
The tag may be circular in shape and not less than 1.25 inches in diameter, or oblong and flat in shape and not less than 2 inches by 0.75 inch, and riveted to an acceptable collar
True/False: Unweaned puppies and kittens must be individually identified even if kept as a litter with an appropriately identified dam.
False – puppies and kittens don’t have to be individually identified if with the dam and maintained as a litter
True/False: Animals other than dogs and cats do not have to be individually identified by a dealers/ exhibitors so long as the primary enclosure is properly identified and labeled.
True
Official tags must contain the following information:
a. Number identifying the state and the dealer/exhibitor/research facility
b. Number identifying the animal
c. The letters “USDA”
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
d. All of the above
All official tags must:
a. Be serially numbered
b. Be made of a durable alloy or plastic
c. Not be used more than once in a 5-year period
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
d. All of the above
True/False: Dealers, auction operators, exhibitors and intermediate handlers are required to maintain records on each dog and cat that is purchased, sold or handled by them and hold those records for a minimum of 1 year.
True
True/False: All dogs, cats and nonhuman primates delivered to an intermediate handler must be accompanied by a health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian not more than 15 days prior to delivery.
False – must be issued not more than 10 days prior to delivery