Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert J. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 10, 1985No. 84-1699PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MALETZ, Senior Judge.
A Maine statute provides: “A person is guilty of importing live bait if he imports into this state any live fish, including smelts, which are commonly used for bait fishing in inland waters.” Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 7613 (1981). The question presented is whether this statute violates the Commerce Clause, art. I, § 8, cl. 3, of the United States Constitution. We hold that it does and accordingly reverse the district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss his indictment under that statute.
I. Background
Defendant was charged in a two-count indictment under the…
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