Cal. Health and Safety Code § 25980 : California Health And Safety Code — Miscellaneous Health And Safety Provisions — Force Fed Birds — Definitions Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) A bird includes, but is not limited to, a duck or goose. (b) Force feeding a bird means a process that causes the bird to consume more food than a typical bird of the same species would consume voluntarily. Force feeding methods include, but are not limited to, delivering feed through a tube or other device inserted into the bird's esophagus. Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 25980 Added by Stats 2004 ch 904 (SB 1520), s 1, eff. 1/1/2005, op. 7/1/2012.