Definitions.

§ 145.51 Definitions. Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this subpart the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean: Exhibition Poultry. Domesticated fowl which are bred for the combined purposes of meat or egg production and competitive showing. Hobbyist 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. Raised-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. [36 FR 23112, Dec. 3, 1971. Redesignated at 44 FR 61586, Oct. 26, 1979, and amended at 59 FR 12799, Mar. 18, 1994; 85 FR 62566, Oct. 5, 2020]