Primary control zone (PCZ-202 – Saskatchewan)

Revocation Order (Section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act)

WHEREAS, I, Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, am of the opinion that the order declaring the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto is no longer necessary with regard to highly pathogenic avian influenza that may affect animals or that may be transmitted by animals to persons.

WHEREAS I am authorized under section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act^Footnote 1 (the Act) to revoke an order made under subsection 27(1) of the Act;

THEREFORE, I hereby revoke the Declaration Order made pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Act in respect of the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto;

AND THEREFORE I hereby also revoke the Designation Order made pursuant to subsection 27(2) of the Health of Animals Act in respect of the animals and things set out in the Schedule attached hereto.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this 7th day of December, 2023 at 9:30 am.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2023, primary control zone 202 was declared by Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President, acting as President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act^{Footnote 1} for highly pathogenic avian influenza; and whereas I am authorized under section 33 of the Act to exercise the power of the Minister under subsection 27(2) of the Act.

THEREFORE, under subsection 27(2) of the Act, in respect of that primary control zone, I hereby, by order, designate the animals and things listed in the Schedule attached as being capable of being infected or contaminated by the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Dated at Abbotsford, British Columbia this 31 day of October, 2023, at 12:00 pm.

Cortnie Fotheringham
Inspector

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Commercial^{Footnote 2} or non-commercial^{Footnote 3} poultry. This includes day-old poultry and hatching eggs, eggs and other products or by-products of such captive domestic poultry, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

AND

Other captive birds (including birds that are raised in captivity for racing, exhibitions, zoological collections, rehabilitation, competitions, or pets) if movements may result in contact with commercial or non-commercial poultry or their facilities. This includes eggs, other products or by-products of other captive birds, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

WHEREAS, I, Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President, acting as President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Lawrence MacAulay), believe that the disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exists in the area in Canada described in the schedule attached hereto.

THEREFORE, I hereby declare, pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act^{Footnote 1}, that the area described in the Schedule attached is a Primary Control Zone, effective the date below, in which I believe that highly pathogenic avian influenza exists.

Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this day of October 31, 2023 at 2:40 pm.

Jean-Guy Forgeron
Acting President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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"Primary Control Zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Province of Saskatchewan – Declaration Schedule" described as:

The following area in the province of Saskatchewan bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 202 (PCZ-202)

• Starting at the junction of Church Road and Range Road 3073.
• East on Church Road until Highway 12.
• North on Highway 12 until Township Road 440.
• East on Township Road 440 until Range Road 3061.
• South on Range Road 3061 until GPS coordinate 106.7541430°W 52.7300641°N.
• South from GPS coordinate 106.7541430°W 52.7300641°N over terrain until the bank of the North Saskatchewan River at GPS coordinate 106.7538245°W 52.7253000°N.
• East from GPS coordinate 106.7538245°W 52.7253000°N to the junction of Township Road 434 and Range Road 3055.
• South on Range Road 3055 until Township Road 433.
• East on Township Road 433 until Range Road 3053.
• South on Range Road 3053 until Township Road 430.
• East on Township Road 430 until Range Road 3053.
• South on Range Road 3053 Township Road 424.
• West on Township Road 424 until Range Road 3054.
• South on Range Road 3054 until Township Road 422.
• West on Township Road 422 until Range Road 3061.
• South on Range Road 3061 until Township Road 420.
• West on Township Road 420 until Range Road 3064.
• North on Range Road 3064 until Township Road 422.
• West on Township Road 422 until GOS coordinate 106.8436641°W 52.6095423°N at the intersection of an unnamed road.
• West from GPS coordinate 106.8436641°W 52.6095423°N over terrain until the bank of the North Saskatchewan River at GPS coordinate 106.8661173°W 52.6095331°N.
• West from GPS coordinate 106.8661173°W 52.6095331°N over terrain until Township Road 422 at GPS coordinate 106.9396610°W 52.6094782°N.
• West on Township Road 422 until Range Road 3074.
• North on Range Road 3074 until Township Road 430.
• East on Township Road 430 until Range Road 3073.
• North on Range Road 3073 until Church Road.