{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-145.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 145.21","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this subpart the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:\nChicks. Newly hatched chickens.\nEgg type chicken breeding flocks. Flocks that are composed of stock that has been developed for egg production and are maintained for the principal purpose of producing chicks for the ultimate production of eggs for human consumption.\nStarted chickens. Young chickens (chicks, pullets, cockerels, capons) which have been fed and watered and are less than 6 months of age.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER G—LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT","PART 145—NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR BREEDING POULTRY","Subpart B—Special Provisions for Multiplier Egg-Type Chicken Breeding Flocks and Products"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"78b01897a8e246936ce3a8a057788a2a2e96cde7013ed008de98258cc7338656","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-145.15","next":"us/9-cfr-145.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}