9 CFR § 145.61 - Definitions.

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title: "9 CFR § 145.61 - Definitions."
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chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR BREEDING POULTRY"
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# 145.61 Definitions.

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

*Chicks.* Newly hatched ostriches, emus, rheas, or cassowaries.

*Ostrich.* Birds of the species *Struthio camelus,* including all subspecies and subspecies hybrids.

[63 FR 40010, July 27, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 8019, Feb. 17, 2000]