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69 Cards in this Set
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Legal entity including trust, institions
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Secretary
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refers to seretary of Agriculture for the US
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Commerce
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Trade, traffic, or transport
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State
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US, DC, PR, Virgin Isles, American Samoa (territory in possession of US)
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Research Facility
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Not elementary or secondary scool; A place, school, insitution, organization, person that perform/intends to research on live animals that (1) purchases or transports live animals in commerce OR (2) receives funds under a grant, award, loan, or contract from a dept., agency, or instrumentality of the US (the Secretary may exempt org. that does not use or intend to use live dogs and cats...depends on # of other animals they use
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Animal
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Any live/dead warm-blooded animal for research or exhibition; does not include birds, rattus, or mus; horses not used for research or farm animals used for fiber/nutrition research
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Dog
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All dogs (hunting, security, breeding) live or dead or hybrid-cross
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Exhibitor
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uses animals for commerce/distribution (carnivals, circuses, zoos) including not-for-profit; Does not include pet stores, fairs, livestock, rodeos, dog/cat show
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Intermediate handler
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Person who receives custody of animal in connection with transport in commerce
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Carrier
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Operator of any transport means of animals that gets paid
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Federal agency
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Angency from which the research facility receives federal award for research involving animals (grant, loan, contract, cooporative agreement)
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Quorum
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Majority of committee member
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Committee
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Institutional animal committee
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AC Regional Director
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vet/designee under APHIS to supervise and work
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History
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August 24, 1966 (Lab Animal Welfare Act); December 24, 1970 (AWA); April 22, 1976 (AWA); Food Security Act of 1985
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Activity
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Elements of research/testing/teaching that involve the care and use of animals
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Administrative Unit
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Research facility
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Administrator
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of APHIS or designee
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Ambient temprature
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air temp. surrounding the animal
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Animal act
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any performance of anmals (trained to perform some behavior or action for show)
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Attending veterinarian
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DVM (AVMA accredited; certified foreign vet grad); has training and/or experience in care and management of species being attended; direct or delegated authority for activities involving anmals at a facility
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Business hours
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7AM - 7PM ; Monday - Friday; Not federal holidays; Time when APHIS inspections can happen
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Business year
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12-month period (calender or fiscal)
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Cat
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live or dead cat (Felis catus) or hybrid-corss
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Class A license
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Breeder; Only animals bred and raised on premises in a closed/stable colony and new animals only introduced to maintain/enhance the breeding colony
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Class B license
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Dealer; Purchase and/or resale of any animal (brokers, acution sale operators); typically don't take physcial possession/control of animal or hold animals
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Class C license
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Exhibitor (may buy and sell some)
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Committee
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IACUC for care, treatme, housing and animal use; cetifying compliance with AWA/AWR
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Department
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USDA
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Dealer
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Doesn't include breeders who derive <$500 gross income/year
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Deputy Administrator
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of AC or desginee
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Endangered species
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Listed on endangered species act
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Dwarf hamster
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Adult body size is less than Syrian or Golden (example: Chinese and Armenian)
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Euthanasia
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humane destruction; rapid unconsciousness and death w/o evidence of pain or distress (or uses anesthesia)
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Exotic animal
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Animals no listed in the definition of animals (dog, cat, NHP, GP, hamster, rabbit) that is not native to the US
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Farm animal
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historically been used in a farm setting (cattle, sheep, swine,goats, llama, horses, +/- rabbits, mink, chinchilla)
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Field study
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conducted on free-living wild animals in their natural habitat (doesn't include invasive procedure, harm, or material alteration of the animals behavior
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Handling
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anything for which the animal may be touched (petting, husbandry, treamtent,etc.)
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Housing facility
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anything inteded to house animals (land, shed, barn, building, etc.)
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Hyrid cross
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Crosses between domesticated animals and wild animals are considered to be domestic animals
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Impervious surface
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doesn't permit the absorption of fluids; withstand repeated cleaning; don't hold oor
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3 requirement for indoor housing
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1. maintain temp and humidity (30-70%) 2. continuous connection of roof, walls, and floors 3. One door which can be open and closed (windows need to be covered with a tranparent material ie glass)
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Inspector
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employed by the Dept. and authorized to perform functions under this act
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IO
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Authroized to legally commit on behalf of the research failicty requirements of this act
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Major operative procedure
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Surgical intervention that penetrates and exposes a body cavity or produces permanent impairment of physcial or physiological functions
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Mobil or traveling housing
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houses animals while traveling for exhibition or public edu. Programs
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Nonconditioned animals
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not been subjected to special care and treatent for sufficent time to stabilize, and where necessary, improve their health
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NHP
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highest order of mammals including prosimians, monkeys, and apes
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Outdoor housing facility
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doesn't meet other housing defined and temp cannot be controlled
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Painful procedure
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would reasonably be expected to cause more than slight or momentary pin or distress in a human being in excess of that cuase by injections or minor procedures
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Paralytic drug
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causes partial or compelte loss of muscle contraction with no anesthetic/analgesic properties (cannot move but is aware)
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Pet animal
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animal commonly kept as a pet in US housolds (dog, cat, GP, rabbit, hamster); NOT wild or exotic animals
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Positive physical contact
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petting, stroking, or other touching which is benifical to the well-bing of the animals
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Pound or shelter
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accepts/seizes animals to care for them, adopt them, or carry out law enforcement (can make a profit)
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Primary conveyance
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Main method of transportaion used to convey an animal
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Primary enclosure
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Structure or device used to restrict an ainal or animals to a limited amout of space
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Principal Investigator
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someone at a research facility that is responsible for a proposal (design and implementation of research)
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Random source
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D/C obtained from any person/place that did not breed and raise them on premises
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Registrant
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research facility not required to be licensed
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Retail pet store
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outlet where the following are sold at retal for pets: D/C, rabbit, GP, hamster, gerbil, rats, mice, gophers, chinchilla, ferretse, farm animals, birds, cold-blooded species; DOES NOT INCLUDE: dealing of "working dogs"; wild/exotic animals; sell for research/exhibition; wholesale (groups) of animals; if they exhibit animals as well
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Sanitize
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make physcially clean and remove/destroy agent injurous to health
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Secretary
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Sec. of Ag or the US (or designee)
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Sheltered housing facility
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protection from elements, temp extremes at all times
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Standards
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Humane housing, exhibition, handling, care, treatment, temp. and transport
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Study area
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room, area, enclosure or other containment outside of housin areas for >12 hours
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Weaned
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animal accustomed to take solid food w/o nursing for ≥ 5 days
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Wild animal
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now or historically been found in the wild in the US (state)
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Wild state
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living in its original, natural condistion; not domesticated
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Zoo
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any park, building, cage, enclosure, or other struction w/live animal viewing (can be for profit)
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