Revocation order
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 ActFootnote 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 11th day of November, 2023 at 12:22 pm.
Original version signed by:
Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Schedule
| Primary Control Zone (PCZ) | Primary Control Zone Declaration Order Date | Designation Order Date |
|---|---|---|
| PCZ-194 | October 4, 2023 | October 4, 2023 |
Designation order
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2023, primary control zone 194 was declared by Harpreet Kochhar, the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals ActFootnote 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 Calgary, Alberta this 4th day of October, 2023, at 2:00 pm.
Original version signed by:
Noel Ritson-Bennett
Inspector
Schedule
CommercialFootnote 2 or non-commercialFootnote 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.
Declaration order
WHEREAS, I, Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, 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 ActFootnote 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 4, 2023 at 3:30 pm.
Original version signed by:
Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the CFIA
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 194 (PCZ-194)
- Starting on Township Road 20A at GPS coordinate 112.872988W 49.093665N
- North West from GPS coordinate 112.872988W 49.093665N across terrain to GPS coordinate 112.883699W 49.170572N on Township Road 25A
- North East from GPS coordinate 112.883699W 49.170572N across terrain to GPS coordinate 112.853315W 49.258513N at the junction of Hwy 62 and Unnamed Road
- North from GPS coordinate 112.853315W 49.258513N on Hwy 62 to GPS coordinate 112.852832W 49.279532N
- South East from GPS coordinate 112.852832W 49.279532N across terrain to GPS coordinate 112.658275W 49.211433N
- South West from GPS coordinate 112.658275W 49.211433N across terrain to GPS coordinate 112.677040W 49.113394N on Range Road 210
- South on Range Road 210 to Township Road 20A
- South West on Township Road 20A to Range Road 211
- South on Range Road 211 to Township Road 20
- West on Township Road 20 to Hwy 62 at GPS coordinate 112.777941W 49.086664N
- North West from the intersection of Township Road 20 and Hwy 62 at GPS coordinate 112.777941W 49.086664N across terrain to GPS coordinate 112.872988W 49.093665N on Township Road 20A.