New York § 97 - 97Penalty for failure to issue bill of lading
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 97 — 97Penalty for failure to issue bill of lading, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97. 97Penalty for failure to issue bill of lading
§ 97. Penalty for failure to issue bill of lading. Any person who, being the owner, master or agent of any vessel transporting merchandise or property between ports of this state, departs with such vessel or causes such vessel to depart from the port where such merchandise or property is taken on board, without giving or tendering to the shipper of such merchandise or property, if a bill of lading be demanded by such shipper, a bill of lading or shipping document as provided by section three hundred ninety-eight of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97 ("97Penalty for failure to issue bill of lading") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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