California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 25852

FAC § 25852Div. 12 · Part 2 · Ch. 4

Statute text

The classes of chicken meat, as determined by inspection of appearance and other physical characteristics, are as follows:

(a)“Rock Cornish game hen” or “Cornish game hen” means a young immature chicken of either sex (usually five to six weeks of age) which weighs not more than two pounds ready-to-cook weight that was prepared from a Cornish chicken of the progeny of a Cornish chicken crossed with another breed of chicken.

(b)“Broiler” or “fryer” means a young chicken (usually under 16 weeks of age) of either sex, that is tender-meated, with soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin, and flexible breastbone cartilage.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 990.