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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 12Pt. 1Ch. 3Art. 3§ 25023 Poultry Sales Exemption Rules

§ 25023 Poultry Sales Exemption Rules

Food and Agricultural Code·California
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§ 25023 Poultry Sales Exemption Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If you raise chickens on your own land and kill them there, you can sell the meat without following the usual rules.
  • •You can only sell the meat directly to people—like at your farm, at their homes, or at a farmers’ market stand you run yourself.
  • •This rule only applies to small farmers who work alone or with their family, not big businesses.

Example

A family raises chickens in their backyard, kills them there, and sells the meat at a local farmers’ market.

They don’t need to follow the normal food safety rules because they’re small farmers selling directly to customers.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 25023 Poultry Sales Exemption Rules

(a) This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is produced upon the premises where it is slaughtered if the poultry meat is sold by the producer in any of the following ways: (1) At retail on the premises. (2) At retail by the producer of the poultry meat off of the premises, either direct to consumers at their homes or at a retail stand which is operated by the producer in a farmers’ market. (b) As used in this section, “producer” includes only an individual producer who does not employ, except in unforeseeable exigencies, any person except members of his or her immediate family. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 535, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

poultry meatproducerpremisesretailfarmers’ marketimmediate familyunforeseeable exigencies

Related Statutes

  • § 25703 Poultry Sales By Producers
  • § 24713 Poultry Producer Retail Exemption
  • § 25021 Poultry Inspection Exemption Rules
  • § 25022 Poultry Inspection Exemptions
  • § 25024 Poultry Meat Sales Exemption

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 25023.
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