Primary control zone (PCZ-260 – Quebec)

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

WHEREAS I, Paul MacKinnon, 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 on March 25, 2025, at 5:19 pm.

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

WHEREAS, on January 31, 2025, primary control zone 260 was declared by Paul MacKinnon, 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 this day of January 31, 2025, at 2:25 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, 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, Paul MacKinnon, 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 31, 2025, at 4:00 pm.

Paul MacKinnon
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 260 (PCZ-260)

• Starting from the intersection of Saint-Joseph road/131 road and Lac-Matambin road.
• East, Lac-Matambin road becomes Brises road, then becomes Montauban road until Principale street.
• South until Comtois road.
• West until Cascades road.
• Southeast until Beauparlant O road.
• East until the GPS coordinates lat. 46.322649 and long. -73.451641.
• Southeast across fields until the intersection of Saint-Damien road/347 road at the GPS coordinates lat. 46.307435 and long. -73.401259.
• South, Saint-Damien road/347 road becomes Maskinongé street, then Saint-Gabriel street until the intersection of Lac road, Lots road and 348 road.
• Southwest until Saint-Cléophas road.
• South across fields until the intersection of Rang 1e 2e at the GPS coordinates lat. 46.246094 and long. -73.377849.
• South across fields until the intersection of 2e Rang Sainte-Cécile at the GPS coordinates lat. 46.201254 and long. -73.391099.
• South across fields until GPS coordinates lat. 46.187344 and long. -73.400283.
• West across fields to the intersection of Saint-Gabriel road at GPS coordinates lat. coordinates 46.182582 and long. -73.412159.
• Southwest across fields to the intersection of Barrette road and Principale street.
• West to Marché street.
• West to Michel street at GPS coordinates 46.160761 and long. -73.439582.
• West across fields to Rang du Domaine/ 348 road at GPS coordinates lat. coordinates 46.149584 and long. -73.493226.
• West across fields to the intersection of Rang du Pied-de-la-Montagne and Lac N road.
• Northwest across fields to the intersection of Sainte-Béatrix road and Rang Saint-Paul E.
• North, Sainte-Béatrix road becomes l'Église street, then Rang Sainte-Cécile to Rang Saint-Vincent.
• North, Rang Saint-Vincent becomes Rang Saint-Laurent, then Rang Sainte-Agathe to 2e Sainte-Agathe avenue.
• North across fields to the intersection of Rang de la Belle-Montagne N, Rang de la Belle-Montagne S and Ligne Belle-Montagne road.
• Northeast to Rang de la Feuille-D'Érable.
• North to Desmarais road.
• Northeast across fields to Boutons-d'Or road at the GPS coordinates lat. 46.292188 and long. -73.621516.
• Northeast, Boutons-d'Or road becomes Blais road up to Rang de la Seigneurie.
• Southeast to la Ligne-Saint-Joseph road.
• East to Saint-Joseph road/ 131 road.
• Southeast to Lac-Matambin road.