Section 6542 - Size of herringIt shall be unlawful to take, buy, sell, process, ship, transport or possess herring which are less than 4 1/2 inches in length, except: [1977, c. 661, §5(NEW).]
1.Bait.[1983, c. 387, §1(RP).]
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. [1977, c. 661, §5(NEW).]
1977, c. 661, § 5 (NEW) . 1983, c. 387, § 1 (AMD) .