Primary control zone (PCZ-93 – Alberta)

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

Whereas, I, Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, 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 17th day of August, 2023 at 1:22 pm.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

Whereas, on September 21, 2022, primary control zone 93 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 Pierrefonds, Quebec this day of September 21, 2022, at 6:10 pm.

Elham Guirguis
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 21, 2022, at 12:05 pm.

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 93 (PCZ-93)

• Start at Highway 36 and Township Road 94.
• East on Township Road 94 until Range Road 164.
• North on Range Road 164 until GPS coordinate 112.1270354°W 49.7676947°N.
• North-East over terrain from GPS coordinate 112.1270354°W 49.7676947°N until
• Range Road 162 at GPS coordinate 112.0818838°W 49.7932226°N.
• East over terrain from GPS coordinate 112.0818838°W 49.7932226°N until Range
• Road 154 at GPS coordinate 111.9915502°W 49.7933545°N.
• South on Range Road 154 until Township Road 100.
• East on Township Road 100 until Range Road 152.
• South on Range Road 152 until Township Road 94.
• East on Township Road 94 until Range Road 151.
• South on Range Road 151 until Township Road 92.
• East on Township Road 92 until Range Road 145.
• South on Range Road 145 until Highway 513.
• West on Highway 513 until Range Road 151.
• South on Range Road 151 until Township Road 80.
• West on Township Road 80 until Range Road 154.
• North on Range Road 154 until Township Road 82.
• West on Township Road 82 until Range Road 165.
• North on Range Road 165 until Highway 513.
• West on Highway 513 until Highway 36.
• North on Highway 36 until Township Road 94.