for the folks in Texas this might be an answer. For the folks in and from Texas they would say it should be good enough for the rest of us :)


http://www.ask.com/bar?q=what+is+the+retention+period+for+animal+care+records%3F&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tsl.state.tx.us%2Fslrm%2Frecordspubs%2Fhr.html

Chris Flynn

> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:03:45 -0600
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: animal care records
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> All,
> 
> I work at a wildlife research facility for the USDA.  I've posted 
> intermittently over the years and this question is directed for those that 
> deal with animal research.  The question is:  what is the retention period 
> for animal care records?
> 
> I checked the Animal Welfare Act and couldn't seem to find anything.  Same 
> with the GRS.  We have a Safety and Health Officer here who stated "The 
> Animal Welfare Regulations states that all records and reports shall be 
> maintained for at least three years."  Being the good records manager I 
> try to be, I think, "at least three years?"  What kind of retention is 
> that?  The Safety Officer recommends our staff keep the records for three 
> years after the death of the animal or when the animal leaves the 
> facility.  He mainly means general maintenance and care of the animals. If 
> the records are part of a study, and contain substantive data, they may be 
> kept permanently with the study, particularly if the research is Good 
> Laboratory Practices (GLP) standards. 
> 
> What I'd like is a more firm retention period, particularly for general 
> maintenance, and the citation for it.
> 
> Many thanks!
> Nancy Freeman, Records Manager/Archivist
> National Wildlife Research Center
> 4101 LaPorte Ave.
> Fort Collins,  CO  80521
> (970) 266-6023
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