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12 M.R.S. §6542: Size of herring
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
- PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES
- CHAPTER 621: FINFISH LICENSES
- SUBCHAPTER 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
- ARTICLE 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS
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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