Instructions for NAS Importation & Exportation*

Click here to download Import/Export form. Form can be faxed to: 520-626-4079 (attn: Wendy Keswater) or e-mail to Wendy  Keswater

Contact:  Husbandry Purchasing Program Coordinator:  Wendy Keswater, Phone: (520) 626-4511, email: keswater@email.arizona.edu.

Investigators may not place orders directly with vendors or other sources.

Obtaining animals from a non-approved source (NAS) requires considerably more effort from our procurement staff and veterinarians than ordering animals from approved sources. Additional tasks include: contacting the non-approved source representative; requesting and reviewing health records for incoming NAS animals; arranging for shipping and coordinating packing and pick-up with the NAS and the shipping company; courier arrangements for international shipments; scheduling space to ensure availability of quarantine housing when the animals arrive; and ordering appropriate laboratory tests on incoming NAS animals. UAC personnel also handle preparation of purchase orders for animals or shipping, investigator transfer agreement contracts, and technology transfer paperwork. UAC has not been charging researchers for the additional costs associated with ordering NAS animals.  Due to budget cuts over the past two years and the increasing number of animals coming from non-approved sources, we can no longer subsidize these costs.  UAC will begin charging a service fee to cover our costs for all NAS animal orders initiated on or after 11/21/03. ++Please note that this charge is only for animals ordered from non-approved sources and will not apply to animals ordered from our approved vendors. See list of approved vendors at bottom of page.  The following fees will be charged to the account number you indicate on your Animal Order Form:

NAS Surcharge - Domestic Shipments:   $85.71

NAS Surcharge- International Shipments:  $97.37

Please note that the above charges do not include the cost of animals, shipping fees, transportation to/from airports and any diagnostic tests required before or after receipt of the animals or at the end of quarantine.  These items will be billed separately as they are now, in addition to the NAS service charge. Link to Diagnostic testing pricing.

Another cost associated with NAS animals is the additional precautions taken while they are in quarantine to ensure that potential disease is contained.  In order to do so, we follow many of the same procedures used for biohazard rooms, which result in higher costs for daily care.  For this reason daily care for NAS animals during the quarantine period will increase to the biohazard per diem rate.

Visit our Per Diems page for current rates.

Importation of breeding animals:  Investigators importing animals that will be bred at the university must have an approved Breeding Protocol and Breeding Colony SOP in place before the animals will be bred. In occasions special SOPs have to be developed. Contact the UAC Breeding Colony Supervisor at 626-6270 for assistance with this process.

Quarantine: The importation of non-approved source animals to the UA requires a quarantine period of approximately 8 weeks. Exceptions to this may be made if receiving animals from the same "non-approved source" institution and the same barrier/room at that institution within the last calendar year. If there are any changes to the health status of the barrier/room within that year, the animals must go through quarantine again.  All of the above situations are subject to approval by the UAC Veterinarian.

Special requirements for shipping and/or receiving of animals should be discussed with the Laboratory Animal Purchasing Coordinator at 626-4511 Wendy Keswater prior to ordering or receiving.

Approved Animal Vendor List:

If you would like to see a list of what UAC veterinarians look for in Health Reports from other institutions, please go to the following links:   Note: These are just for information purposes, do not fill out.

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