Section 131. Forfeiture; penalties

1.  Every  common  carrier  and  all
  officers, and agents of any  common  carrier  shall  obey,  observe  and
  comply  with  every  order  made by the commissioner so long as the same
  shall be and remain in force. Any common carrier which shall violate any
  provision of law requiring the consent, permission or  approval  of  the
  commissioner  for  the  performance  of an act, or which fails, omits or
  neglects to obey, observe or comply with any order or any  direction  or
  requirement  of  the  commissioner,  shall  forfeit to the people of the
  state of New York not to exceed the sum of  five  thousand  dollars  for
  each  offense;  every  violation  of  any  such  order  or  direction or
  requirement, or of law, shall be a separate and distinct  offense,  and,
  in case of a continuing violation, every day's continuance thereof shall
  be a separate and distinct offense.
    2.  Every  officer  and  agent  of  any  such common carrier who shall
  violate, or who procures, aids or abets any violation by any such common
  carrier of any provision of law requiring  the  consent,  permission  or
  approval of the commissioner for the performance of an act, or who shall
  fail  to  obey, observe and comply with any order of the commissioner or
  any provision of an order of the commissioner, or who procures, aids  or
  abets any such common carrier in its failure to obey, observe and comply
  with any such order or provision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.