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        • NLM - National Library of Medicine
        • Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center
        • Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1996 HTML Version)
        • Guide to Grants and Contracts
      • OHRP - Office for Human Research Protections
        • OHRP List of Institutions with Animal Assurance Statements
        • OHRP Policy on Humane Care & Use of Laboratory Animals
        • (PL 99-158) Health Research Extension Act - 1985
        • Memorandum of Understanding among USDA, NIH, and FDA Concerning Animal Welfare
  • US Department of Labor
    • OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
      • OSHA Act of 1970, amended on November 5, 1990
      • OSHA Regulations - Title 29 CFR
  • US Department of Transportation
  • US Department of Veterans Affairs

International

• African Elephant Conservation Act
• Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices - Animal welfare requirements (ISO 10993-2)
• Canada Fisheries Act
• Canada Migratory Birds Convention Act
• Canada Wildlife Act
• CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
• Comments on Proposed Animal Welfare Act, Western Australia
• Eagle Protection Act
• European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes
• Japanese Law No. 105 - Law Concerning the Protection and Control of Animals
• Lacey Act
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs-Republic of Turkey
• National Institute of Animal Health (Japan)
• National Registration Authority for Agricultural, Fisheries & Forestry (Australia)
• National Research Council (Canada)
• Norwegian Animal Welfare Act, 1974 (in Norwegian)
• PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
• Regulations (1986) on Animal Research given under the Animal Welfare Act (in Norwegian)
• Swedish Animal Protection Act and Animal Protection Ordinance
• Tierschutz
• Wild Bird Conservation Act