Food and Agricultural Code section 25856


The following are the various classes of geese:

(a)

“Young goose” means a goose of either sex which is tender meated, and has a windpipe that is easily dented.

(b)

“Mature goose” or “old goose” means a goose of either sex which has toughened flesh and a hardened windpipe.

Source: Section 25856, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=25856.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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