D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-J320
The Director of the District Pound may make available, for purposes of medical research and instruction at approved institutions, impounded animals which otherwise would be destroyed.
The use of impounded animals for research and instruction shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, "institution" shall mean any school or college of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or agriculture, medical diagnostic laboratory, hospital, or other scientific, educational, or governmental establishment located within the District which, under the faculty or other responsible officers, is engaged in the following:
In any operation likely to cause greater discomfort than that attending anesthetization, the animal shall first be rendered incapable of perceiving pain and shall be maintained in that condition until the operation is ended.
Exceptions to the provision of § 720.4 shall be made by the Director of the Institution alone, and then only when the anesthesia would defeat the purpose of the experiment.
When anesthesia would defeat the purpose of the experiment, the anesthesia shall be discontinued only so long as essential to make the necessary observations.
Where continuance of an animal's life is necessary to determine the result of an experiment, the operation shall be conducted with appropriate precautions comparable to those used with human beings; and appropriate care shall be taken to minimize discomforts during convalescence.
The Director may suspend the permit held by an institution for violations of this chapter.
A suspended permit may be reinstated after the violation is corrected, but in no case in less than seven (7) days.
Repeated violations shall be deemed cause for the permit to be revoked for a period of at least three (3) months, or until the institution shows that it will be able to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-J320