Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6542 — Size of herring
It shall be unlawful to take, buy, sell, process, ship, transport or possess herring which are less than 4 1/2 inches in length, except:
1.Bait.
2.Tolerance of 25%.
Any person may take, buy, sell, process, ship, transport or possess herring that are less than 4 1/2 inches, if they comprise less than 25% by volume of an entire lot. The 25% tolerance by volume shall be determined by examination of 1/2 bushel chosen at random from each 30 hogsheads of herring or fraction thereof.
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Legislative History
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 387, §1 (AMD).
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