California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC |
Division 12. POULTRY, RABBITS, EGGS, AND EGG PRODUCTS |
Part 2. CLASSIFICATION OF POULTRY AND RABBIT MEAT |
Chapter 4. Poultry and Rabbit Meat Classes |
Section 25854.
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The classes of rabbit meat as determined by appearance and weight are as follows:
(a) "Rabbit fryer" means a young, domestic rabbit (usually under 12 weeks of age) with tender, fine-grained, and bright pearly white color which may be properly cooked by broiling or frying and which weighs not less than 11/2 pounds or over 31/2 pounds ready-to-cook weight.
(b) "Rabbit roaster" means a domestic rabbit (over 12 weeks of age) which may be properly cooked by roasting, and which weighs 31/2 to 5 pounds ready-to-cook weight.
(c) "Stewing rabbit" means a mature domestic rabbit of either sex (over six months of age) which may be properly cooked by stewing at any ready-to-cook weight.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)