Primary control zone (PCZ-216 – Quebec)

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 11th day of January, 2024 at 9:00 am.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on November 16, 2023, primary control zone 216 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 Calgary, Alberta on November 16, 2023, at 4:45 pm.

Mike DiMambro
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, 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 16, 2023 at 6:01 pm.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the CFIA

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Quebec bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 216 (PCZ-216)

• Starting at the intersection of St-Dominique Rd and Grand Rang St-François and southeast to Rang du Haut de la Rivière N
• North to the point of Lat. 45.507231 Long. -72.819379
• To the southeast, across the field to the 3rd Rang W ( Lat. 45.483195 L - 72.773674)
• East on 3rd Rang W to Route 137
• South to Main Street
• East to Route 139
• South to Cowie Street
• Westbound to Willy Street
• South to Bousquet St at the Lat. 45.381767 Long -72.788826
• Southwesterly, across the field, to the Eastern Townships Highway (Highway 10), at the point of coordinates Lat. 45.349430 Long. -72.844594
• Southwesterly, across the field, to Rang St-Georges, at the point of Lat. 45.339928 Long. -72.887853
• Westerly across the field to Rang Casimir, at the point of Lat. 45.341241 Long. -72.935446
• Northwest to Main Street
• South to l'Ange-Gardien Rd, at the point of Lat. 45.342187 L. -72.940526
• Northwesterly, across the field, to Rang St-Charles (Lat. 45.355047 Long. -72.977621)
• Northwesterly to the Rang du Haut-de-la-Rivière S (Lat. 45.361489 Long. -72.987712)
• Northwesterly, across the field, to the Eastern Townships Highway (Highway 10), at the Lat. 45.375806 Long. -73.009523
• Westerly to Rang des Écossais
• North to Route 233
• Northeast to Route 112
• Westbound to Double Range
• North to Rang la Grande-Caroline
• Northeast to Martel Rd. (Lat. 45.486716 Long. -73.015066)
• Northeasterly, across the field, to Rang du Haut-de-la-Rivière at Lat coordinates. 45.502036 Long. -72.981581
• Northeasterly, across the field, to Rang Bas-de-la-Rivière at the point of Lat. 45.518381 Long. -72.927111
• Heading southeast to Présentation St.
• Southeast to St-François Avenue
• Northeast until St-François Avenue becomes St-Dominique Rd.
• Northeast to Petit Rang St-François
• Southeast to Route 235
• Northeast to St-Dominique Rd.
• East to Grand Rang St-François