Primary control zone (PCZ-263 – Nova Scotia)

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 8, 2025 at 5:32 pm.

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

WHEREAS, on March 7, 2025, primary control zone 263 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 March 7, 2025, at 12:30 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 March 7, 2025, at 2:10 pm.

Paul MacKinnon
President of the CFIA

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Nova Scotia bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 263 (PCZ-263)

• Starting at GPS coordinates 65.34964°W 43.62498°N at the junction of Hagars Road and Shore Road
• Northwest from GPS coordinate 65.34964°W 43.62498°N across terrain to GPS coordinate 65.39652°W 43.65325°N on Clinton Road
• Northwest on Clinton Road until Highway 103
• Northeast on Highway 103 until GPS coordinates 65.41776°W 43.70289°N
• North across terrain from GPS coordinates 65.41776°W 43.70289°N to GPS coordinates 65.42481°W 43.75200°N
• Northeast across terrain from GPS coordinates 65.42481°W 43.75200°N to GPS coordinates 65.37849°W 43.80075°N on Davis Road
• Northeast on Davis Road until Middle Clyde Road
• Northeast on Middle Clyde Road until Upper Clyde Road
• Northeast across terrain from the junction of Middle Clyde Road and Upper Clyde Road at GPS coordinates 65.37291°W 43.80411°N until GPS coordinates 65.35066°W 43.81292°N on Highway 203
• East across terrain from GPS coordinates 65.35066°W 43.81292°N until GPS coordinates 65.23845°W 43.81557°N at the junction of Highway 103 and Jordan Branch Road
• South on Jordan Branch Road until the Shelburne County Rail Trail at GPS coordinates 65.24487°W 43.79384°N
• Northeast on the Shelburne County Rail Trail until Haydens Road at GPS coordinates 65.23422°W 43.79914°N
• North on Haydens Road until Highway 3
• Southeast on Highway 3 until Benhams Road
• South on Benhams Road until GPS coordinates 65.19365°W 43.73096°N
• Southwest across terrain from GPS coordinates 65.19365°W 43.73096°N until GPS coordinates 65.26421°W 43.62298°N
• West across terrain from GPS coordinates 65.26421°W 43.62298°N until GPS coordinates 65.34964°W 43.62498°N at the junction of Hagars Road and Shore Road