Section 43. An officer, agent, or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues, or aids in issuing, a bill for goods, knowing that it contains a false statement, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 108 - Criminal Offences Relative to Bills of Lading
Section 42 - Fraudulent Issuance or Aiding in Issuance; Penalty; Bill of Lading Defined
Section 43 - False Statement in Bill
Section 44 - Issuance of Unmarked Duplicate Bill
Section 45 - Negotiation of Bill for Goods Subject to Mortgage or Lien
Section 46 - Negotiation or Transfer of Bill When Goods Not in Carrier's Possession
Section 47 - Inducing Carrier to Issue Bill When Goods Have Not Been Received