Any person, firm, or corporation, or lessee or receiver of any person, firm, or corporation owning or operating any line or lines of steam railroad in this state who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit and pay to the state of Indiana the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for each and every offense, and each and every day that the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate and distinct offense.
IC 8-9-9-2