Primary control zone (PCZ-88 – Alberta)

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

WHEREAS, I, Dr. Siddika Mithani, 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^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 this day of December 3, 2022, at 5:00 pm.

Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2022, primary control zone 88 was declared by the 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 Pierrefonds, Quebec this day of September 18, 2022, at 6:18 pm.

Elham Guirguis
Inspector

Schedule

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, 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, Dr. Siddika Mithani, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau), 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 this 18th day of September 2022, at 4:30 pm.

Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Alberta bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 88 (PCZ-88)

• Start at the intersection of Highway 614 and Range Road 55.
• East on Highway 614 until Range Road 45.
• South on Range Road 45 until Township Road 460A.
• East on Township Road 460A until Range Road 44.
• South on Range Road 44 until Township Road 460.
• East on Township Road 460 until Highway 894.
• South on Highway 894 until Township Road 454.
• East on Township Road 454 until Range Road 42.
• South on Range Road 42 until Township Road 452.
• East on Township Road 452 until Range Road 41.
• South on Range Road 41 until Poundmaker Trail.
• West on Poundmaker Trail until Range Road 43.
• South on Range Road 43 until Township Road 444A.
• North-West on Township Road 444A until Township Road 444.
• West on Township Road 444 until Range Road 43.
• Southwest over terrain from the junction of Township Road 444 and Range Road 43 until Township Road 443 and GPS coordinate 110.5481274°W 52.7995277°N.
• West on Township Road 443 from GPS coordinate 110.5481274°W 52.7995277°N until Range Road 45.
• South on Range Road 45 until an Unnamed Road at GPS coordinate 110.5601544°W 52.7952715°N.
• Southwest over terrain from GPS coordinate 110.5601544°W 52.7952715°N until the junction of Township Road 442 and the 610 Highway.
• West on Township Road 442 until Range Road 61.
• North on Range Road 61 until Poundmaker Trail.
• West on Poundmaker Trail until Range Road 62.
• North on Range Road 62 until Township Road 452.
• East on Township Road 452 until Range Road 61.
• North on Range Road 61 until Township Road 454.
• East on Township Road 454 until Range Road 55.
• North on Range Road 55 until Highway 614.