Alabama - Apply for Permit or License to Introduce Rodents

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. The applicant has to reach out to the Office of the Director (OD), Office of Management (OM), Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR), Office of Scientific Resources (SR), Office of Research Services (ORS) are introduced into NIH facilities for the application. Contact details are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page. Or use the following Contact Link
2. An application form is also available at the following Link
3. The applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. Applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the form and attach the photocopies of the documents that are needed along with the application form before submitting to Issuing Office: OD/OM/ORS/SR/DVR.
5. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the NIH authority’s request.
6. Approved Sources through the Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR), Office of Scientific Resources (SR), and Office of Research Services (ORS) are introduced into NIH facilities may be approved by the IC RIO directly within 12 hours.
7. The ORIA system sends the application to the Facility Veterinarian of the ultimate location where the animals or tissue will be housed and/or used if it is accepted.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Animal medical certificate (which free of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV), Hantaviruses)
• Annual testing for the specified agents. otherwise it must be proven (by serology or PCR) that the specific animals being exported are likely free of these agents.
• Rodent products must also be shown to be free of Ectromelia virus.

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Alabama
Address: 8100 Seaton Place – Suite A
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: 334-395-5112
Contact Link

Location: Maryland
Address:
6705 Rockledge Dr. Suite 601 Bethesda, MD 20892
Email:[email protected]
Phone: (301) 496-1873
(301) 496-2527
Contact Link

Eligibility

• All animal holding facilities that desire to verify that the animals will be used in accordance with the permit's restrictions and safeguards.

Fees

• For fee payment details, the applicant has to contact the NIH- national institute health.

Validity

• The issued permit is valid for a twelve (12) month period.

Documents to Use

• An application form is available at the following Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Approved Sources through the Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR), Office of Scientific Resources (SR), and Office of Research Services (ORS) are introduced into NIH facilities may be approved by the IC RIO directly within 12 hours.

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Instructions

• Investigators must obtain the necessary authorization before bringing rodents or rodent products into any animal facility.

Required Information

The information needed to be filled in the application form are listed below:

• Name of requestor
• Institute/Laboratory
• NIH Address (Bldg./Rm.)
• E-mail address
• Phone No.
• Fax No.
• Have these animals been injected/manipulated?
• Number of Animals to be Received
• Location currently housed
• Approximate Date of Arrival
• Approved Animal Study Proposal No.
• Medical History of the Originating Colony
• Current Location or Source of the Colony
• What diseases or parasites are known to be present in the originating colony?
• Has colony been checked for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCM) virus and hantavirus
• Can these animals mount an antibodyresponse?
• Name, title, E-mail address, phone no., and faxno. of sending institution's facility veterinarianor designee
• Final Location where animals will behoused
• Is this location listed in the approved ASP?
• Quarantine/Isolation location
• Special requirements for handling animalsduring the quarantine period
• Requestor’s Name
• IC Animal Program Director's Name
• Facility Veterinarian's Name
• Testing method(s) requested
• Permit Number
• Quarantine location
• Signature
• Date Signed
• Date issued

Need for the Document

• The purpose of this permission is to develop rules and procedures to prevent the admission of infected rodents and rodent products into the NIH that could harm the health of rats utilised in research, interfere with research directly or indirectly, or constitute a health risk to staff.

Information which might help

• For more information Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The permit is also used to defend the NIH's mission by reducing the risk of introducing undesirable pathogens, such as infectious and zoonotic illnesses, into animal facilities.

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