Primary control zone (PCZ-210 – British Columbia)

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 6th day of January, 2024 at 12:43 pm.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2023, primary control zone 210 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 on November 8, 2023, at 9:20 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 November 8, 2023 at 11:45 am.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the CFIA

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of British Columbia bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 210 (PCZ-210)

• Starting at GPS coordinate 121.823055W 49.253475N at the railway tracks on Cameron Road
• North on Cameron Road to Cemetery Road
• North west on Cemetery Road to GPS coordinate 121.827395W 49.263362N
• North East from GPS coordinate 121.827395W 49.263362N across terrain to GPS coordinate 121.764315W 49.369058N on Long Tree Island
• East from GPS coordinate 121.764315W 49.369058N across terrain to GPS coordinate 121.582326W 49.363741N on British Columbia Highway 7 Lougheed Highway
• South West from GPS coordinate 121.582326W49.363741N (on British Columbia Highway 7 Lougheed Highway) across terrain to GPS coordinate 121.587788W 49.350090N on St. Elmo Road at the railway tracks
• South West from GPS coordinate 121.587788W 49.350090N (on St. Elmo Road) across terrain, following along the railway tracks on the north western edge of the Trans-Canada Highway to GPS coordinate 121.707254W 49.212596N on Halvorson Road
• North West from GPS coordinate 121.707254W 49.212596N (on Halvorson Road) across terrain to GPS coordinate 121.770147W 49.225014N on Agassiz-Rosedale Highway
• North on Agassiz-Rosedale Highway to Tuyttens Road
• South West on Tuyttens Road to Mountain View Road
• North West on Mountain View Road to GPS coordinate 121.789277W 49.236312N on Fir Road
• North West from GPS coordinate 121.789277W 49.236312N (on Fir Road) across terrain to GPS coordinate 121.794534W 49.236936N on Ashton Road
• North on Ashton Road to Pioneer Ave
• East on Pioneer Ave to Ashton Road
• North on Ashton Road to GPS coordinate 121.793890W 49.241601N
• West from GPS coordinate 121.793890W 49.241601N across terrain along the railway tracks to GPS coordinate 121.823055W 49.253475N on Cameron Road.