Policies > Duplication of Cage Cards
Animal Care Services cage cards have a unique bar code that identifies each individual cage. Cages are added to the Investigator's census when cage cards are generated using our management software program. ACS scans the bar codes periodically during the month to reconcile the census with what is in the management database, and to track movement of animals. Duplication of ACS cage cards is therefore strictly forbidden. When this occurs, the cages are not on the census. Only cage cards generated by the ACS office can be used for animals housed in the ACS facilities. Please refer to the policies on cage cards located on the ACS web site. We now are able to identify cage card errors, including duplications. Animals without ACS-generated cage cards will be considered not to have appropriate identification and will be handled according to the unidentified cage card policy. ACS will recover from the Investigator all costs associated with correcting the cage card duplication.
