Maine Revised Statutes
Article 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS
12 §6542. Size of herring

§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:   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
1.  Bait. 
[PL 1983, c. 387, §1 (RP).]
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.  
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 387, §1 (AMD).

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