Primary control zone (PCZ-174 – Quebec)

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 day of May 18, 2023 at 12:30 pm.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on February 9, 2023 primary control zone 174 was declared by Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President, acting as 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 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this day of February 10, 2023, at 10:12 am.

Bobbie Lynn Lundquist
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, Jean-Guy Forgeron, Executive Vice-President, acting as 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, Ontario this day of February 9th at 10:00 am.

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

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Quebec bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 174 (PCZ-174)

• Starting at the intersection of Rang Gore and of Rang Rockburn, North to Chemin Fairview
• Northeast to Chemin du Pont Dewittville
• North to Route 138 A
• East to GPS coordinates Lat. 45,120968 Long. -74,078155
• North east, across the field, to the intersection of Rang du 5 and Route 201
• Northeast, across the field, to Rang du 40 at GPS coordinates 45,186664 Long. -73,960943
• Southeast, across the field, to the intersection of Rang du 30 and of Chemin de la Rivière-Châteauguay
• Southeast, crossing the river then across the field, to Chemin de Fertile Creek at GPS coordinates Lat. 45,156697 Long. -73,853676
• South, across the field, to Rang St-Jean-Baptise at GPS coordinates Lat. 45,116373 Long. -73,829
• South, across the field and then across the forest, to Rang St-Antoine at GPS coordinates Lat. 45,094655 long. -73,821725
• Southwest, on Rang-St-Antoine which becomes Chemin de L'Artifice to Route 209
• East to Rang des Lemieux
• South to Route 202 at GPS coordinates Lat. 45,040255 Long. -73,861353
• Southwest, across the field, to Rang du Chemin de Covey Hill at GPS coordinates Lat. 45.016825 Long. -73.901565
• Southwest to Route 209
• North to Chemin Blackwood
• Southwest on Chemin Blackwood which becomes Chemin de la 1e Concession E to Chemin Rockburn
• North to Chemin Brook
• West to GPS coordinates Lat. 45.022774 Length. -74.035258
• Northwest, across the field to Rang Gore at GPS coordinates Lat. 45.057466 Long. -74.075512
• Northeast to Chemin Rockburn