Primary control zone (PCZ-198 – Alberta)

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

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WHEREAS, on October 24, 2023, primary control zone 198 was declared by Harpreet Kochhar, 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 Abbotsford, British Columbia this 24 day of October, 2023, at 10:40 am.

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, 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 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 24, 2023 at 1:15 pm.

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 198 (PCZ-198)

• Starting at the junction of Range Road 231 and Township Road 615 at GPS coordinate 113.325617W 54.312338N
• North on Range Road 231 until Highway 661
• North-West on Highway 661 until Range Road 234
• North on Range Road 234 until Township Road 623 at GPS coordinate 113.400547W 54.370429N
• North from GPS coordinate 113.400547W 54.370429N over terrain until Township Road 630 at GPS coordinate 113.3999564°W 54.4133423°N
• East on Township Road 630 until Range Road 231
• North on Range Road 231 until Township Road 634
• East on Township Road 634 until Highway 827
• South on Highway 827 until GPS coordinate 113.1816280°W 54.4199586°N
• South-East over terrain from GPS coordinate 113.1816280°W 54.4199586°N until the junction of Township Road 630 and Range Road 212 at GPS coordinate 113.080699W 54.413157N
• East on Township Road 630 until Range Road 213
• South on Range Road 213 until Township Road 624
• West on Township Road 624 until Range Road 214
• South on Range Road 214 until Highway 661
• West on Highway 661 until Range Road 221
• South on Range Road 221 until Township Road 614
• West on Township Road 614 until Range Road 224 at GPS coordinate 113.250473W 54.297790N
• West from GPS coordinate 113.250473W 54.297790N over terrain to GPS coordinate 113.275449W 54.297715N at the junction of Township Road 614 and Range Road 225
• North-West from GPS coordinate 113.275449W 54.297715N over terrain until the junction of Range Road 231 and Township Road 615 at GPS coordinate 113.325617W 54.312338N