Primary control zone (PCZ-134 – Saskatchewan)

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 November 30, 2022, at 10:30 am.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on October 22, 2022, primary control zone 134 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 23, 2022, at 8:40 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 Ottawa this day of October 22, 2022, at 9:00 pm.

Dr. 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 134 (PCZ-134)

• Starting at the junction of Hwy. 55 and Range Rd. 3254.
• North on Range Rd. 3254 to GPS coordinate 109.702604W 54.362016N.
• West from GPS coordinate 109.702604W 54.362016N across terrain to GPS coordinate 109.777555W 54.362091N on Range Rd. 3261.
• North on Range Rd. 3261 to Township Rd. 630.
• West on Township Rd. 630 to GPS coordinate 109.809956W 54.412883N.
• Northeast from GPS coordinate 109.809956W 54.412883N across terrain to GPS coordinate 109.780345W 54.506479N on Hwy. 919.
• Southeast from GPS coordinate 109.780345W 54.506479N across terrain to GPS coordinate 109.648144W 54.487238N on Hwy. 950.
• Northeast/Southeast on Hwy. 950 to GPS coordinate 109.566154W 54.482327N.
• Southwest from GPS coordinate 109.566154W 54.482327N across terrain to GPS coordinate 109.574566W 54.423770N.
• Southwest from GPS coordinate 109.574566W 54.423770N across terrain to GPS coordinate 109.627609W 54.383815N at junction of Range Rd. 3251 and Township Rd. 624.
• South on Range Rd. 3251 to Hwy. 55.
• West along North edge of Hwy. 55 to Range Rd. 3254.