Administrative Regulations on Experimental Animals (Revised in 2013)
Administrative Regulations on Experimental Animals (Revised in 2013)
Administrative Regulations on Experimental Animals (Revised in 2013)
Order of the Sate Council No.638
July 18, 2013
(Promulgated by Order No.2 of State Scientific and Technological Commission on November 14, 1988; amended in accordance with the Decisions on Repealing and Amending and Certain Administrative Regulations on January 8, 2011; revised further according to the Decision of the State Council on Abolishing and Revising Some Administrative Laws and Regulations on July 18, 2013)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purpose of strengthening the administration of and guaranteeing the quality of experimental animals so as to meet the needs of scientific research, economic construction and social development.
Article 2 The term "experimental animals" used in these Regulations refers to animals which are artificially fed and bred, the micro-organisms on or in whose bodies are kept under control, whose genetic backgrounds are definite or whose sources are clear, and which are to be used in scientific research, teaching, production, examination and verification and other scientific experiments.
Article 3 These Regulations shall apply to units and individuals that are engaged in the research in, and the conservative of breeds, feeding and breeding, supply, use, administration and supervision of experimental animals.
Article 4 The administration of experimental animals shall be guided by the principle of unified planning, rational division of work and being beneficial to the promotion of the scientific research in, and the
utilization of, experimental animals.
Article 5 The State Science and Technology Commission shall be in charge of the work throughout China with respect to experimental animals.
The science and technology commissions of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be in charge of the work in their respective regions with respect to
experimental animals.
The various departments under the State Council of the People's Republic of China shall be in charge of the administration of the work in their respective departments with respect to experimental animals.
Article 6 The State shall institute a system of supervision over the quality of experimental animals and of attestation of the up-to-standard quality of experimental animals. The specific procedures in this respect shall be separately formulated by the State Science and Technology Commission.
Article 7 The national standards in respect of genetics, microbiology, nutriology and the feeding and breeding environment concerning experimental animals shall be formulated by the State Bureau of Technology Supervision.
Chapter II The Administration of the Feeding and Breeding of Experimental Animals
Article 8 Units that are engaged in the work of feeding and breeding experimental animals shall, in accordance with the standards in respect of genetics, microbiology, nutriology and the feeding and breeding environment, exercise regular quality monitoring over experimental animals.
Comprehensive and accurate records shall be kept of the various work processes and of the data derived from the monitoring and a statistical report system shall be established.
Article 9 Feeding and breeding rooms and laboratories for experimental animals shall be built in different areas and each shall be kept in strict isolation.
There shall be scientific management systems and operating rules for feeding and breeding rooms and laboratories for experimental animals.
Article 10 With respect to the conservation of breeds and the feeding and breeding of experimental animals, breeds and strains of breeds that are domestically or internationally approved shall be adopted, with certificates attesting their being up to standard.
Article 11 Experimental animals shall be fed separately in accordance with their different sources, different breeds, different strains of breeds and different experimental purposes.
Article 12 Experimental animals shall be fed with wholesome feed that is up to standard in quality, animals, the second, clean animals, the third, animals carrying no specific pathogens and the fourth, animals carrying no bacteria.
Experimental animals of different classes shall be administered in accordance with the corresponding standards for controlling micro-organisms.
Article 13 Experimental animals shall be fed with wholesome feed that is up to standard in quality.
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