{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-145.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 145.51","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this subpart the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:\nExhibition Poultry. Domesticated fowl which are bred for the combined purposes of meat or egg production and competitive showing.\nHobbyist poultry. Domesticated fowl which are bred for the purpose of meat and/or egg production on a small scale as determined by the Official State Agency.\nRaised-for-release waterfowl. Domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks and geese, grown under confinement for the primary purpose of producing eggs, chicks, started, or mature birds for release on game preserves or in the wild.","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 E—Special Provisions for Hobbyist and Exhibition Poultry, and Raised-for-Release Waterfowl 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":"2c2cbd66588feb61c0925de6b5d6e17be35eda4d743b40dc6bcb7822fbcd79f3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-145.45","next":"us/9-cfr-145.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}