Section 25854 Of Chapter 4. Poultry And Rabbit Meat Classes From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.
25854
. The classes of rabbit meat as determined by appearance and
weight are as follows:
(a) "Rabbit fryer" means a young, domestic rabbit (usually under
12 weeks of age) with tender, fine-grained, and bright pearly white
color which may be properly cooked by broiling or frying and which
weighs not less than 1 1/2 pounds or over 3 1/2 pounds ready-to-cook
weight.
(b) "Rabbit roaster" means a domestic rabbit (over 12 weeks of
age) which may be properly cooked by roasting, and which weighs 3 1/2
to 5 pounds ready-to-cook weight.
(c) "Stewing rabbit" means a mature domestic rabbit of either sex
(over six months of age) which may be properly cooked by stewing at
any ready-to-cook weight.