Primary control zone (PCZ-118 – Manitoba)

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^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 this day of December 10, 2022, at 1:30 pm.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on October 9, 2022, primary control zone 118 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 Gatineau, Quebec this day of October 9, 2022, at 11:20 am.

René Patenaude
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 Vancouver this day of October 9, 2022, at 7:30 am.

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

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Manitoba bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 118 (PCZ-118)

• Starting at the junction of Provincial Trunk Highway 8 and Provincial Road 329/Thompson Drive.
• North on Provincial Trunk Highway 8 to Road 136N.
• West on Road 136N to Road 17E.
• North on Road 17E to Road 138N.
• West on Road 138N to Road 15E.
• North on Road 15E to Road 142N and GPS coordinate 097.108684W 51.097126N.
• Northeast from GPS coordinate 097.108684W 51.097126N over terrain to GPS coordinate 097.035428W 51.156057N on Road 146N.
• East on Road 146N to Road 19E and GPS coordinate 097.015000W 51.156030N.
• Northeast from GPS coordinate 097.015000W 51.156030N over terrain to GPS coordinate 096.968265W 51.170805N on Road 21E.
• Southeast from GPS coordinate 096.968265W 51.170805N over terrain to GPS coordinate 096.845699W 51.151670N on Grindstone Point Road.
• South from GPS coordinate 096.845699W 51.151670N over terrain to GPS coordinate 096.846751W 51.061578N on Provincial Trunk Highway 8.
• Southeast on Provincial Trunk Highway 8 to GPS coordinate 096.841880W 51.057316N.
• Southwest from GPS coordinate 096.841880W 51.057316N over terrain to GPS coordinate 096.930693W 50.986725N on Provincial Road 329.
• Northwest on Provincial Road 329/Thompson Drive to Provincial Trunk Highway 8.