Force Fed Birds
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Association des Eleveurs de Canards et D'oies du Quebec v. Harris (2013)
Most recently applied in 234 Cal. App. 4th 1270 - Animal Legal Defense Fund v. LT Napa Partners LLC (March 2015)
Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 904, Sec. 1
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.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.