Minnesota Administrative Rules

1540.2160 APPLICATIONS FOR RELEASE OF MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH AND OTHER PURPOSES.

Specimens of diseased, condemned, and inedible materials, including pig or lamb embryos and specimens of animal parasites, may be released for research and other purposes when authorized by the commissioner; provided, that the applicant for such specimens shall have arranged with and received permission from the official establishment to obtain them. The application to the department for the release of such material for research purposes should include the following information: the name of the organization or individual conducting the research; the name of the official establishment from which the material is to be obtained; and the kind and amount of material desired. In addition, the application should contain a statement that the material will be used for research purposes only and that the organization or individual conducting the research assumes full responsibility for the results of research involving this material.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31A.08

Published Electronically:

August 28, 2002