Any person, conductor, captain, agent or manager, operating either for himself or for a corporation a railroad, watercraft or other conveyance for the transportation of passengers or freight, who shall knowingly transport any person or thing in violation of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense.
Ala. Code § 22-12-22 (1975)