Primary control zone (PCZ-82 – Alberta)

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

WHEREAS, I, Dr. Siddika Mithani, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, am of the opinion that my order declaring the primary control zone set out in the Schedule attached hereto is not 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 (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 this day of October 28, 2022, at 12:30 pm.

Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2022, primary control zone 82 was declared by 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 Charlottetown, PEI this day of September 14, 2022, at 5:30 pm.

Margaret McGeoghegan
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. Siddika Mithani, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the delegated authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau), 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 this day of September 14, 2022, at 1:45 p.m.

Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Alberta bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 82 (PCZ-82)

• Starting at the junction of Range Road 275 and Township Road 52.
• North on Range Road 275 over terrain until Highway 507-E.
• West on Highway 507-E until Range Road 280.
• North on Range Road 280 until GPS coordinate 113.6340657°W 49.4703845°N.
• North-East from GPS coordinate 113.6340657°W 49.4703845°N over terrain until the
• junction of Township Road 70A and Range Road 270.
• East on Township Road 70A until Range Road 264.
• North on Range Road 264 until Township Road 71.
• East on Township Road 71 until Range Road 263.
• South on Range Road 263 until Township Road 70.
• East on Township Road 70 until Range Road 261.
• South on Range Road 261 until GPS coordinates 113.3872960°W 49.4799455°N.
• South-East from GPS coordinate 113.3872960°W 49.4799455°N over terrain until
• Range Road 255 at GPS coordinate 113.3410308°W 49.4648958°N.
• South on Range Road 255 from GPS coordinate 113.3410308°W 49.4648958°N until
• Township Road 60.
• West on Township Road 60 until Range Road 261.
• South on Range Road 261 until Township Road 54.
• West on Township Road 54 until Range Road 263.
• South on Range Road 263 until Township Road 53.
• West on Township Road 53 until Range Road 264.
• South on Range Road 264 until Township Road 52.
• West on Township Road 52 until Range Road 265.
• South on Range Road 265 until Township Road 51.
• West on Township Road 51 until Range Road 272.
• North on Range Road 272 until Township Road 52.
• West on Township Road 52 until Range Road 275.