12 §6543. Standard unit of herring measure

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

§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, §§D1,2 (AFF). 1999, c. 771, §B6 (AMD).