All meters or other appliances and equipment which are furnished by and at the expense of the utility and which may at the time be on the customer’s premises shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be and remain the property of the utility; the customer shall protect such property from freezing and from loss or damage and no one who is not a representative of the utility shall be permitted to remove such property or tamper therewith.
(Prior Code, § 51.73) Penalty, see § 53.999