{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6542","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6542","heading":"Size of herring","body":"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:\n1.  Bait.\n2.  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.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 621: FINFISH LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS","ARTICLE 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6542.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"a35382f832366eb838b49bae728e047541bb7a231a7ba0c4f6b7407ef44d7bc4","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6541","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}