I know in Texas they have an odd regulation that requires the bone to stay in the quarters.
A quartered carcass is:
[*]not more than two forequarters, leg portion (down to the knee) attached to the shoulder blade;[*]two hindquarters (leg bones down to the hock must remain attached); and[*]two backstraps/trimmings from neck and rib cage (the boned-out neck and rib cage may be discarded).
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