Whereas:
- On March 19, 2019, secondary control zones were declared by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food under subsection 27.1(2) of the Health of Animals Act in respect of African swine fever;
- On March 29, 2019, an order was made under subsection 27.1(3) of that Act designating things as being capable of being affected or contaminated by African swine fever;
- On March 29, 2019, an order (referred to in this order as the "Conditions Order") was made under subsection 27.1(4) of that Act imposing conditions on removing from, moving within or taking into one of those secondary control zones a thing designated by the order made under subsection 27.1(3) referred to above that originates from a state listed in the Schedule attached to the conditions order,
- The Minister has the power under section 27.3 of that Act to, by order, amend an order made under subsection 27.1(4) of that Act; and
- As an inspector, I have the authority under section 33 of that Act to exercise the authority of the Minister under section 27.3 of that Act to amend an order made under subsection 27.1(4) of that Act;
Therefore, by this order, I make the following amendments to the "Conditions Order":
- The Schedule of countries is divided into 2 distinct Schedules (1 and 2), to allow for the recognition of regionalization for animal diseases in some countries of concern in which regions of the country may be recognized as free of ASF.
- Paragraph 12 is added, to specify the import requirements for ASF free regions in countries of concern where the CFIA recognizes regionalization for animal diseases.
Signed at Ottawa, September 30, 2020.
Dr. Amy Snow, Inspector