Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24651. Section 24651.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 1. Definitions [24651. - 24661.]
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“Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24653. Section 24653.
“Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24654. Section 24654.
“Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, tagged, stenciled, or branded to show the name and address of the poultry plant where, or the name and address of the distributor in California for whom, the poultry meat was slaughtered, prepared, packed, or repacked, cut up or recut, or handled.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24655. Section 24655.
“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 designation.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24656. Section 24656.
“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 whole fowl, with the head, feet, and entrails intact.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24657. Section 24657.
“Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which are intended for use for human food.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24658. Section 24658.
“Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of such carcass.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24659. Section 24659.
“Poultry plant” means any of the following:
(a)
Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn.
(b)
Any place, except a retail store or eating place, where poultry meat or poultry meat food products are cooked, cured, smoked, cut up, recut, packed, or repacked, or otherwise prepared for human food.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24660. Section 24660.
“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 weeks or more for the purpose of increasing the size and weight of such poultry.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 24661. Section 24661.
“Sanitary” means free from unnecessary dirt, filth, and contamination and free from any other substance or organism which is known to be injurious to human health.
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