Primary control zone (PCZ-94 – Saskatchewan)

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

WHEREAS, I, Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President, acting as 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 day of February 7th, 2023, at 1:30 pm.

Jean-Guy Forgeron
Acting as President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Schedule

WHEREAS, on September 21, 2022, primary control zone 94 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 6:35 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 2:45 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 Saskatchewan – Declaration Schedule" described as:

The following area in the province of Saskatchewan bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 94 (PCZ-94)

• Start at Range Road 3051 and Township Road 423.
• South on Range Road 3051 until Township Road 420.
• East on Township Road 420 until Range Road 3050.
• South on Range Road 3050 until Grid Road 785.
• West on Grid Road 785 until Range Road 3051.
• South on Range Road 3051 until Township Road 410.
• West on Township Road 410 until Range Road 3053.
• South on Range Road 3053 until Township Road 404.
• West on Township Road 404 until Range Road 3063.
• North on Range Road 3063 until Township Road 405.
• West on Township Road 405 until Range Road 3064.
• North on Range Road 3064 until Township Road 412.
• West on Township Road 412 until Range Road 3070.
• North on Range Road 3070 until Township Road 414.
• North over terrain from the junction of Range Road 3070 and Township Road 414 until
• Township Road 420 at GPS coordinate 106.8676187°W 52.5804354°N.
• North-East over terrain from GPS coordinate 106.8676187°W 52.5804354°N until the junction of Township Road 423 and Range Road 3065.
• East on Township Road 423 until Highway 12.
• North-East over terrain from the junction of Highway 12 and Township Road 423 until
• Range Road 3061 at GPS coordinate 106.7478350°W 52.6459651°N.
• East over terrain from GPS coordinate 106.7478350°W 52.6459651°N until Range
• Road 3053 at GPS coordinate 106.6517247°W 52.6458763°N.
• South on Range Road 3053 until Township Road 423.
• East on Township Road 423 until Range Road 3051.