Primary control zone (PCZ-103 – 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 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 (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 Toronto this day of November 13, 2022, at 11:00 am.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on September 29, 2022, primary control zone 103 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 29, 2022, at 3:40 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 Toronto this day of September 29, 2022, at 2:15 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 103 (PCZ-103)

• Start at the junction of Township Road 312 and Range Road 24.
• North on Range Road 24 to Township Road 314.
• West on Township Road 314 to Range Road 30.
• North on Range Road 30 to Township Road 324.
• East on Township Road 324 to Range Road 25.
• North on Range Road 25 to Highway 27.
• East on Highway 27 to Range Road 23.
• North on Range Road 23 to Township Road 332.
• East on Township Road 332 to Range Road 13.
• South on Range Road 13 to Highway 27.
• East on Highway 27 to 32580 Range Road 11.
• South East on 32580 Range Road 11 to Range Road 11.
• East on Range Road 11 and continue South on Range Road 11 to Township Road 314.
• West on Township Road 314 to Range Road 12.
• South on Range Road 12 to Township Road 312.
• West on Township Road 312 to Range Road 13A at GPS coordinate 114.084193W 51.649503N.
• West from GPS coordinate 114.084193W 51.649503N across terrain to the junction of 7 Avenue and 22 Street.
• From the junction of 7 Avenue and 22 Street continue West on 7 Avenue/Township Road 312 to Range Road 24.