California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 3 - Economics
Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 9 - Poultry and Rabbit Meat Classes
Article 1 - Inspection and Application
Section 1601 - Inspection and Sampling

Compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of Article 2, Chapter 8, Division 5 of the Agricultural Code, shall be determined by the examination of a representative sample of the poultry meat in any given lot. A representative sample shall consist of the number of carcasses or packages at least equal to the square root of the number of carcasses or individual packages in any lot of poultry meat, and shall be taken at random from such lot. If the poultry meat is placed in master containers, the representative sample, defined here, shall be taken from no less than the following number of containers:

From all containers if the lot consists of three containers or less.

From three containers if the lot consists of not less than four containers and not more than 20 containers.

From five containers if the lot consists of not less than 21 containers and not more than 50 containers.

From seven containers if the lot consists of not less than 51 containers and not more than 140 containers.

Over 140 containers, from 5% of the number in the lot.