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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25980 — Force Fed Birds

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25980

Type: Statute
Source: California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2005-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25980 — Force Fed Birds is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) A bird includes, but is not limited to, a duck or goose.

(b) Force feeding a bird means a process that causes the bird to consume more food than a typical bird of the same species would consume voluntarily. Force feeding methods include, but are not limited to, delivering feed through a tube or other device inserted into the bird’s esophagus.