References

USDA Language On Which Institutions Are Covered

From: Animal Welfare Act, Section 2, paragraph (e):

When used in this Act –

(e) The term “research facility” means any school (except an elementary or secondary school), institution, organization, or person that uses or intends to use live animals in research, tests, or experiments, and that

(1) purchases or transports live animals in commerce, or

(2) receives funds under a grant, award, loan, or contract from a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States for the purpose of carrying out research, tests, or experiments: Provided, That the Secretary may exempt, by regulation, any such school, institution, organization, or person that does not use or intend to use live dogs or cats, except those schools, institutions, organizations, or persons, which use substantial numbers (as determined by the Secretary) or live animals the principal function of which schools, institutions, organizations, or persons, is biomedical research or testing, when in the judgment of the Secretary, any such exemption does not vitiate the purpose of this Act;

See the source document in HTML at the Animal Welfare Information Center website at http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/. The document can also be accessed at www.iacuc.org.