California Food and Agricultural Code CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

• Section 25401.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 25402.
  “Class” means a division of poultry meat which is based on essential physical characteristics which with the weights differentiate between uses of the meat.(Enacted by...
• Section 25403.
  “Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.(Enacted by stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 25404.
  “Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 25405.
  “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, tagged, stenciled, or branded, in the manner which is prescribed by regulations of the director, to show...
• Section 25406.
  “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard, sign or other descriptive...
• Section 25407.
  “New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the feathers have been removed and the blood drawn and which is offered for sale as a...
• Section 25408.
  “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 25409.
  “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of the carcass, except the giblets. It does not include live poultry or processed poultry...
• Section 25410.
  “Poultry plant” means any of the following:(a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn.(b) Any place where poultry meat is cut up, recut, packed or...
• Section 25411.
  “Processing” means the commercial manufacturing of products of poultry meat by any method of cooking. It also includes all of the following:(a) Cutting up into pieces...
• Section 25412.
  “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing any poultry, which is marketed as poultry meat, for a period of three...

Last modified: October 22, 2018