It shall be unlawful for any person to install, attach, wire, program, or connect, or cause to be installed, attached, wired, programmed, or connected any equipment, device, or computer hardware or software which enables the use of cable television signals transmitted by the grantee without compensation for the cable television signals. No person receiving within the Municipality any cable service, program, or signal transmitted by any grantee operating under a franchise issued by the Municipality shall resell such service, program, or signal without the expressed written consent of the grantee. Violations of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine of no less than $500 per day per occurrence, and where applicable, incarceration as so prescribed by statutory provisions concerning theft of services.
(Ord. 767, passed 4-25-00)