§ 3109. False statements in applications for membership in fraternal benefit societies. No applicant, officer, solicitor, examining physician, surgeon or other person shall knowingly or wilfully make any false or fraudulent statements or representations in or with reference to any application for membership or reinstatement or any other documentary or other proof for the purpose of obtaining or reinstating membership in or benefit from any fraternal benefit society, order or association, any corporation, association or society transacting the business of life or casualty insurance or both, upon the co-operative or assessment plan, or a corporation for the insurance of domestic animals.