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§6542
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS
§6544

§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.   [PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
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