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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, § 631: Definitions

This section defines “candling,” “restricted egg,” “retail,” and “wholesale” for sections 631 to 639, unless the text or context clearly requires a different meaning.

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This section defines “candling,” “restricted egg,” “retail,” and “wholesale” for sections 631 to 639, unless the text or context clearly requires a different meaning.

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§ 631DefinitionsInterpretation

This section defines “candling,” “restricted egg,” “retail,” and “wholesale” for sections 631 to 639, unless the text or context clearly requires a different meaning.

Terms used in sections 631 to 639 shall be construed as follows unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context: 1. Candling. "Candling" means the common practice of examining the interior of an egg by holding and twirling the same before a light passing through an aperture in an opaque shield. 1-A. Restricted egg. "Restricted egg" means any check, dirty egg, incubator reject, inedible, leaker or loss. [PL 1973, c. 48, §1 (NEW).] 2. Retail. "Retail" means selling direct to consumer. 3. Wholesale. "Wholesale" means selling to retailers.
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