Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6543 — Standard unit of herring measure
Maine § 12 §6543
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6543 (2026).
Text
A person who purchases or sells herring in their live or raw state for packing, other than by a standard unit of measure or by a fractional part of a standard unit of measure, commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged. The standard units of measure are the bushel, barrel of 3 bushels or the hogshead of 17 1/2 bushels.
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Legislative History
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
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