2009 Maine Code
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
12 §8830. Labeling

Title 12: CONSERVATION

Part 11: FORESTRY

Chapter 805: COOPERATIVE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT

Subchapter 3: REGULATION

Article 1: COMMERCIAL STANDARD FOR MAINE WHITE-CEDAR SHINGLES

§8830. Labeling

Maine northern white-cedar shingle producers ascribing to the standard established by this Article shall be authorized to imprint on one or both ends of the shingle bundle the proper grade name for the quality of northern white-cedar shingles in the bundle. The grade name (EXTRA, CLEAR, 2ND CLEAR, CLEAR WALL, UTILITY) for the grade of shingle contained in the bundle shall be precisely as given in the standard under section 8824 and the name shall be imprinted in black letters one inch high and also, below the grade designation, shall be imprinted the letters "MCST" in black, for Maine Commercial Standard in letters of a height equal to those used for the grade name. Following the designation "MCST" they shall imprint their registered mill number assigned to them by the bureau in numerals of equal heights to the letters "MCST." The numerals shall be separated from the letters "MCST" by a hyphen. [1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]

Northern white-cedar shingles manufactured or purchased by a registered mill may be graded and the bundles imprinted with the proper grade designations Maine Commercial Standard (MCST) and the registered mill number of the grading mill. The mill whose number is designated on the bundle shall be responsible for the accuracy of the grade designated on the bundle. [1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).