Code of Massachusetts Regulations
201 CMR - OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS REGULATION
Title 201 CMR 10.00 - Weighing, Sorting And Culling Of Fish
Section 10.02 - Weighing of Fish
In all ports, an allowance shall be made for tare weight of 1/2 lb. per bag on scallops. Tare weights of vehicles, barrels, boxes or other containing units shall be regularly taken. All weighing operations shall be in accordance with 202 CMR (Division of Standards).
In the Port of Boston, an allowance of 5% for ice and other foreign substance shall be made in bulk weighing, except in the circumstance where an abnormally large amount of ice is in the fish a percentage allowance may be mutually agreed upon by the buyer and the seller.
In the Port of Gloucester, on Grey Sole and Dabs, an allowance for ice and other foreign substance of ten lbs. per 250 lb. barrel of fish shall be made unless other allowance is mutually agreed upon by the buyer and the seller. No allowance to be made for ice and other foreign substance on Ground Fish. In the Port of New Bedford, on Ground Fish and Flounders, an allowance shall be made of four lbs. per 100 lb. box or basket for ice or other foreign substance.
St. 1969, c. 704 transferred the responsibility for adopting such regulations to the Secretary of Consumer Affairs. The law provided that the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industries would be in effect until superseded, revised, rescinded or canceled in accordance with St. 1969, c. 704.