A person may not force feed a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird’s liver beyond normal size, or hire another person to do so.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25981
Force Fed Birds
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Association des Éleveurs de Canards et d'Oies du Québec v. Becerra (2017)
Most recently applied in Association Des Eleveurs v. Rob Bonta (May 2022)
Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 904, Sec. 1
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.