Import Alert: HPAI Restrictions on Avian Commodities Originating from or Transiting Zones in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, Canada

Import Alert: HPAI Restrictions on Avian Commodities Originating from or Transiting Zones in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, Canada

 

Issuance Date:      December 1, 2022

 

Effective Dates:    September 13, 2022—PCZ-81 in Alberta

September 15, 2022—PCZ-85 in Manitoba

PCZ-88 in Alberta

September 18, 2022—PCZ-87 in Manitoba

PCZ-91 in Ontario

PCZ-92 in Manitoba

September 19, 2022—PCZ-89 in Alberta

PCZ-94 in Saskatchewan

September 20, 2022—PCZ-93 in Alberta

PCZ-95 in Alberta

September 21, 2022—PCZ-96 in Alberta

September 22, 2022—PCZ-97 in Manitoba

September 26, 2022—PCZ-99 in Saskatchewan

PCZ-100 in Alberta

September 27, 2022—PCZ-101 in Manitoba

PCZ-104 in British Columbia

PCZ-105 in Saskatchewan

September 28, 2022—PCZ-108 in Saskatchewan

September 30, 2022—PCZ-106 in Alberta

PCZ-110 in Manitoba

PCZ-111 in Manitoba

October 1, 2022—PCZ-112 in Manitoba

October 4, 2022— PCZ-113 in Alberta

PCZ-114 in Saskatchewan

October 6, 2022—PCZ-117 in Quebec

PCZ-120 in British Columbia

October 7, 2022—PCZ-118 in Manitoba

PCZ-119 in Saskatchewan

PCZ-121 in British Columbia

PCZ-122 in Ontario

October 9, 2022—PCZ-124 in Ontario

October 10, 2022—PCZ-125 in British Columbia

October 12, 2022—PCZ-123 in Ontario

October 13, 2022—PCZ-126 in Quebec

October 14, 2022—PCZ-127 in British Columbia

October 15, 2022—PCZ-128 in Quebec

October 18, 2022—PCZ-129 in Quebec

PCZ-130 in Ontario

October 19, 2022—PCZ-131 in Saskatchewan

PCZ-132 in Saskatchewan

October 20, 2022—PCZ-133 in British Columbia

October 21, 2022—PCZ-134 in Saskatchewan

October 22, 2022—PCZ-135 in Quebec

October 24, 2022—PCZ-136 in Manitoba

October 26, 2022—PCZ-137 in Manitoba

PCZ-138 in Ontario

October 27, 2022—PCZ-139 in Saskatchewan

PCZ-140 in Saskatchewan

October 28, 2022—PCZ-141 in Quebec

PCZ-142 in Alberta

October 31, 2022—PCZ-143 in Quebec

November 4, 2022—PCZ-144 in Alberta

November 9, 2022—PCZ-145 in Saskatchewan

November 14, 2022—PCZ-146 in Saskatchewan

November 16, 2022—PCZ-147 in Alberta

PCZ-148 in British Columbia

PCZ-149 in British Columbia

November 18, 2022—PCZ-150 in Ontario

PCZ-151 in British Columbia

November 19, 2022—PCZ-152 in British Columbia

PCZ-153 in British Columbia

 

 Effective on the dates listed above (in bold) and until further notice, and as previously announced (non-bold), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) is restricting the importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting the zones listed above. Any of these commodities originating from or transiting a restricted zone are prohibited, based on the diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds.

 

Maps of the zones listed above are available on the CFIA Highly pathogenic avian influenza zones webpage.

 

Also previously announced, effective December 19, 2021, APHIS requires a health certificate from the CFIA and an import permit for pet and zoo birds, as well as Columbiformes, such as pigeons and doves, imported from Canada.

 

Pet birds, zoo birds, and Columbiformes originating from or transiting a restricted zone must be flown directly to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York or Miami International Airport in Florida, to undergo a 30-day federal quarantine that includes mandatory testing.

 

Under these restrictions, processed avian products and byproducts originating from or transiting a restricted zone, imported as cargo, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the products were treated according to APHIS requirements.

 

Fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and other egg products, void of the shell (i.e., liquid eggs, dried egg whites) originating from or transiting a restricted zone, imported as cargo, are prohibited unless they are consigned from the port of arrival directly to an APHIS-approved breaking and pasteurization facility. An import permit and/or certificate is/are not required for these shipments when consigned to an APHIS-approved establishment.

Processed avian products and byproducts, including egg/egg products, for personal use originating from or transiting a restricted zone and entering in passenger baggage must:

 

• have a thoroughly cooked appearance; and
• be shelf-stable as a result of APHIS-approved packaging and cooking (i.e., packaged in hermetically sealed containers and cooked by a commercial method after such packing to produce articles that are shelf-stable without refrigeration); or
• be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the products/byproducts were treated according to APHIS requirements.

 

Unprocessed avian products and byproducts for personal use or in passenger baggage originating from or transiting through a restricted zone will not be permitted to enter the United States.

 

Hunter-harvested wild game bird meat and carcasses must meet the conditions outlined in the APHIS Import Alert issued September 13, 2022, which can be found on the Temporary Restrictions List as “Canada - Hunter Harvested Wild Game Bird Carcasses”.

 

These restrictions will be updated as additional epidemiological information is obtained. Current information can be found on the APHIS website.

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