Primary control zone (PCZ-229 – Quebec)

Revocation Order (Section 27.3 of the Health of Animals Act)

WHEREAS, I, Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President, acting as 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 7^th day of February, 2024 at 11:30 am.

Jean-Guy Forgeron
Acting as President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on January 4, 2024, primary control zone 229 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 January 4, 2024, at 11:15 am.

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, 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 January 4, 2024 at 12:00 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 229 (PCZ-229)

• In the village of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, starting from the intersection of Rang Sainte-Madeleine and Mnt-Aubin (Lat. 45.813734 Long. -75.018162)
• Heading southeast on Mnt-Aubin to the intersection of Rang Gustave and Notre-Dame Road (Lat. 45.808738 Long. -74.967994)
• Southeast, through the field and the forest to the intersection of Kenauk and Côte Angèle Street (Lat. 45.714009 L. -74.896411)
• Southwest on Côte Angèle Street to the intersection of l'Outaouais Highway/Highway 50 (Lat. 45.670887 Long. -74.916753)
• Westbound on l'Outaouais Highway/Highway 50 to Exit 210 at GPS coordinates Lat. 45.674036 Long. -74.936086, then to the intersection of Highway 323 (Lat. 45.678017 Long. -74.945667)
• Southwest on Highway 323 to the intersection of Saint-Hyacinthe Street and Fustiers Street (Lat. 45.664844 Long. -74.950881)
• Southwest, through the fields and the forests to the intersection of Henri-Bourassa Road/Highway 321 (Lat. 45.631356 Long. -75.021595)
• Northwest, through the field and the forest to the intersection of Cote Saint-Charles (Lat. 45.636983 Long. -75.063845)
• Northwest on Cote Saint-Charles to the intersection of l'Outaouais Highway/Highway 50 (Lat. 45.645909 Long. -75.066989)
• Westbound on l'Outaouais Highway/Highway 50 to the intersection of Mnt Papineau (Lat. 45.645991 Long. -75.112908)
• Northwest, through the field and the forest to the intersection of Mnt Ivall and Mnt Gore (Lat. 45.673489 Long. -75.156038)
• Northwest on Mnt Gore to the intersection of Mnt Saint-André
• Northeast on Mnt Saint-André to the intersection of Mnt Paquette
• North/northwest on Mnt Paquette to the intersection of Highway 317
• West on Hwy 317 to the intersection of Mnt Robinson
• North on Mnt Robinson to the intersection of Mnt Labelle and 8e Rang (Lat. 45.737564 Long. -75.185821)
• North-east, through the field and the forest to the intersection of the l'Épervier Street and Montpellier Street (Lat. 45.797243 Long. -75.13781)
• Northeast, through the field and the forest to the intersection of Mnt Meunier and Lac-Grosleau Street/Highway 317 (Lat. 45.823193 Long. -75.080604)
• Northeast on Lac-Grosleau Street/Highway 317 to the intersection of Highway 321 (Lat. 45.827746 Long. -75.068255)
• Southeast, through the fields and the forests to the intersection of Rang Sainte-Madeleine and Mnt-Aubin (Lat. 45.813734 Long. -75.018162)