Primary control zone (PCZ-188 – 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 17th day of June, 2023 at 1:00 pm.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on April 29 2023, primary control zone 188 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 29 2023, at 2:51 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 29 2023 at 4:16 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 188 (PCZ-188)

• Starting at the intersection of l'École St. and l'Eglise Range N heading north to the GPS coordinates lat. 45.874878 and long. -72.890899.
• East across the field to the intersection of Petit-du-Ruisseau Rd. and Ruisseau Range N.
• Southeast on Ruisseau Range N which becomes l'Église Range and then Main St. to Couvent St.
• South, Couvent St. becomes 6e Range Rd. up to the GPS coordinates lat. 45.871801 and long. -72.75558.
• Southeast across the field to the intersection of Loisirs Range and 11e Range.
• South to the Trans-Canada Highway (20).
• Southwest to Charlotte Range.
• West across the field to St-Georges Range at GPS coordinates lat. 45.696686 and long. -72.861918.
• North to the intersection of St-Georges Range and 2e Range West.
• Northwest across the field to St-Amable Range at GPS coordinates lat. 45.732762 and long. -72.918593.
• North across the field to Basse-Double Range at GPS coordinates lat. 45.785067 and long. -72.954936.
• North to Salvail Range N.
• Northeast to the intersection with Bourgchemin Range W.
• North across the field to the intersection of Bord-de-l'Eau Range E and Bourgchemin Range E.
• North, Bord-de-l'Eau Range E becomes Bord-de-l'Eau Range S to the intersection of l'École St.
• East to l'Eglise Range N.