2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
12 §6543. Standard unit of herring measure
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
6543. Standard unit of herring measure
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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, 6 (AMD); 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, 1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
1977, c. 661, 5 (NEW). 1999, c. 771, B6 (AMD). 1999, c. 771, D1,2 (AFF).
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