---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 145.101"
title: "9"
number: "145.101"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/145.101"
---

# §145.101. Definitions.


Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this subpart the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:

Egg/meat-type bird. Birds grown under confinement for the primary purpose of producing eggs and/or meat for human consumption.

Game birds. Domesticated fowl such as pheasants, partridge, quail, grouse, and guineas, but not doves and pigeons.

Raised-for-release bird. Birds grown under confinement for the primary purpose of producing eggs, chicks, started, or mature birds for release on game preserves or in the wild.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 85 FR 62568, Oct. 5, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 23112, Dec. 3, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 44 FR 61586, Oct. 26, 1979.