§ 750.289Common carrier; false billing of goods

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Sec. 289.
     False billing of goods to common carrier—Any person offering goods, property or effects
 to any common carrier within this state for the purpose of transportation shall furnish to such
 carrier a true description of the goods, property or effects so offered, and any person who shall
 knowingly offer any goods, property or effects to any common carrier for transportation
 within this state with a false description of the same, or who shall offer any such goods,
 property or effects under a false billing, false classification or false weight and thereby procure
 or attempt to procure the transportation of any such goods, property or effects at a less cost
 than would be due under a true description, true billing, true classification or true weight, shall
 be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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