Health of Animals Act (S.C. 1990, c. 21)

Marginal note:Declaration that place no longer infected

26. A place, or any part of a place, that has been constituted to be an infected place by the delivery of a declaration under section 22 or 23 ceases to be an infected place when an inspector or officer declares in writing that

• (a) the disease or toxic substance described in the declaration

  • (i) does not exist in, or will not spread from, the place or the part of the place, or

  • (ii) is not injurious to the health of persons or animals; or

• (b) the infected place is located in an area that the Minister has declared to be a primary control zone in respect of that disease or toxic substance.

Marginal note:Primary control zone

• 27. (1) If the Minister believes that a disease or toxic substance exists in an area, he or she may, by order, declare the area to be a primary control zone, in which case the Minister shall describe the zone and identify the disease or toxic substance.

• Marginal note:Designated animal or thing

  (2) The Minister may, by order, designate any animal or thing that is capable of being affected or contaminated by the disease or toxic substance in respect of which the primary control zone is declared.

• Marginal note:Prohibition — primary control zone

  (3) No person shall remove from, move within or take into the primary control zone a designated animal or thing except in accordance with a permit issued by the Minister.

Marginal note:Secondary control zone

• 27.1 (1) If the Minister makes an order under subsection 27(1), he or she may — for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease or toxic substance identified in the order or monitoring that disease or toxic substance — by order, declare any area that he or she considers necessary to be a secondary control zone, in which case the Minister shall describe the zone.

• Marginal note:Disease outside Canada

  (2) If the Minister believes that a disease or toxic substance exists in an area outside Canada, he or she may — for the purpose of preventing the spread of that disease or toxic substance into Canada or monitoring that disease or toxic substance — by order, declare any area in Canada that he or she considers necessary to be a secondary control zone, in which case the Minister shall describe the zone and identify that disease or toxic substance.

• Marginal note:Designated animal or thing

  (3) The Minister may, by order, designate any animal or thing that is capable of being affected or contaminated by the disease or toxic substance in respect of which the secondary control zone referred to in subsection (2) is declared.

• Marginal note:Conditions

  (4) The Minister may, by order, prohibit or impose conditions on — including requiring a permit for — removing from, moving within or taking into a secondary control zone a designated animal or thing.

• Marginal note:Compliance

  (5) Any person to whom an order made under subsection (4) applies shall comply with it.