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42.		(a)		The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee shall consist of at least three members of the faculty, including one member of the Psychology Department, one member of the Department of Biological Sciences, and one member from either Division I or II. Three additional members, the Director of the Science Center, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and an individual not otherwise associated with the institution, will also be appointed. The faculty and non-faculty members shall be appointed annually by the President, with the advice of the Faculty Council and the Committee.
(b)				The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee shall meet at least twice a year to consider all matters concerning the care and use of all live, vertebrate animals involved in teaching, research, research training, experimentation or biological testing or related usage at Smith College; to oversee the College's animal program; and to insure compliance with all local, state and federal guidelines, policies and regulations regarding the care and use of live, vertebrate animals.
(c)				One member of this Committee, normally the Chair, will make recommendations as needed to the Associate Provost and Dean for Academic Development, as the institutional official in charge, on appropriate aspects of the animal care and use program and shall also provide an annual report, in conformance with local, state and federal regulations. Next