Primary control zone (PCZ-191 – Alberta)

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 15th day of October, 2023 at 1:22 pm.

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

Schedule

WHEREAS, on September 13, 2023, primary control zone 191 was declared by Harpreet Kochhar, 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 Abbotsford, British Columbia this 13 day of September, 2023, at 10:30 am.

Cortnie Fotheringham
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 Lawrence MacAulay), 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 September 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
President of the CFIA

Schedule

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

The following area in the province of Alberta bounded by:

Geographical boundaries for: Primary Control Zone 191 (PCZ-191)

• Start at the GPS coordinate 112.3710488W 49.4216495N at the intersection of Township Rd 55 and Range Rd 183a
• North West on Township Rd 55 until Range Rd 184
• North on Range Rd 184 to the South edge of Highway 61
• South East on Highway 61 to Range Rd 181
• North on Range Rd 181 to Township Rd 72
• East on Township Rd 72 to Range Rd 170
• South on Range Rd 170 to Highway 61
• East on Highway 61 to Range Rd 164
• South on Range Rd 164 to GPS coordinate 112.113211W 49.479921N
• South from GPS coordinate 112.113211W 49.479921N to GPS coordinate 112.113190W 49.450244N on Range Rd 164
• South on Range Rd 164 to Township Rd 54
• West on Township Rd 54 to Range Rd 171
• South on Range Rd 171 to Township Rd 52
• West on Township Rd 52 to Range Rd 174
• South on Range Rd 174 to Township Rd 51A
• North West on Township Rd 51A to Township Rd 52
• West/North West on Township Rd 52 to Range Road 180
• North West from the junction of Township Rd 52 and Range Road 180 at GPS coordinate 112.292748W 49.382332N along the North East edge of Highway 4 to GPS coordinate 112.3710488W 49.4216495N at the intersection of Township Rd 55 and Range Rd 183a.