Primary control zone (PCZ-186 – 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 1st day of June, 2023 at 11:30 am.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on April 20 2023, primary control zone 186 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 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this day of April 20 2023, at 4:31 PM.

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, Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, 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 April 20, 2023 at 5:17 PM.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the CFIA

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Québec bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 186 (PCZ-186)

• East, which becomes 11e Range up to Route des Loisirs
• East to the GPS coordinates lat. 45.827512 and long. -72.670025
• South across the field to the intersection of 13e Range and Laframboise st.
• South to Main St. in St-Nazaire d'Acton
• East to Moulin St.
• South, to where Moulin St. becomes Route Major up to 9e Range
• West, to where 9e Range becomes Route Lachaine up to 8e Range
• West, to where 8e Range becomes Route Bochatay up to 7e Range
• West to the intersection of Range de la Carrière
• South, to where Range de la Carrière becomes St-Éphrem St. up to Lanoie St.
• South to Fer Saint-Laurent Rd. & Atlantique
• West to St-Georges Range
• Northwest to the intersection of 2e Range West
• Northeast until the intersection and the Main St. of St-Simon-de-Bagot.
• North across the field to the intersection of Yamaska St. and Main St. in St-Hugues.
• Northeast on Route Yamaska to the intersection of 4e Range
• East across field to the intersection of St-Prime Range and St-Méthode Range
• Northeast to Cordon Range