Whereas:
On June 28, 2022, Secondary Control Zones were declared by the delegate of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the "Minister"), Dr. Siddika Mithani, then President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27.1(2) of the Health of Animals ActFootnote 1 (the "Act"), in respect of rabies caused by canine-variant viruses ("Declaration Order");
The Minister has the power under section 27.3 of the Act to, by order, amend an order made under subsection 27.1(2) of the Act; and
As the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, I have the delegated authority under subsection 4(2) of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ActFootnote 2 to exercise the powers of the Minister under section 27.3 of the Act to amend an order made under subsection 27.1(2) of the Act;
Therefore, by this order, I amend the Declaration Order made on June 28, 2022 by removing the following airports: "Lac Mégantic Seaplanes Airport, Quebec Region", "Montreal/Les Cèdres Airport, Quebec Region" and "St-Frédéric Airport, Quebec Region", from the list of airports in the Schedule attached to the Declaration Order.
Dated at Ottawa, July 19, 2023
Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, Ph.D.
President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency