Primary control zone (PCZ-261 – Newfoundland and Labrador)

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 May 16, 2025, at 9:27 am.

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

WHEREAS, on February 12, 2025, primary control zone 261 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 February 12, 2025, at 4:25 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, the 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 February 12, 2025, at 5:29pm.

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

"Primary Control Zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador – Declaration Schedule” described as:

The following area in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 261 (PCZ-261)

• Starting at GPS coordinate 54.58886°W 49.26529°N on Clarkes Head Road
• Northeast from GPS coordinate 54.58886°W 49.26529°N across terrain to GPS coordinate 54.56177°W 49.39650°N on Highway 331
• East across terrain from GPS coordinate 54.56177°W 49.39650°N to GPS coordinate 54.40453°W 49.39868°N on Highway 332
• Southeast from GPS coordinate 54.40453°W 49.39868°N across terrain to GPS coordinate 54.36222°W 49.35282°N on Highway 330
• Southwest from GPS coordinate 54.36222°W 49.35282°N across terrain to GPS coordinate 54.42736°W 49.24887°N on Weir's Pond Road
• Southwest on Weir's Pond Road until Gander Bay Road
• Northwest from the junction of Weir's Pond Road and Gander Bay Road to GPS coordinate 54.58886°W 49.26529°N on Clarkes Head Road