It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts: break or deface any meter; break or deface any seal attached to the meter or its appurtenances; obstruct, alter, injure or prevent the actions of any meter; or make any connection by any means with the supply side of the meter in such a manner as to take the commodity so obtained with intent to defraud, turn on or off, or in any manner interfere with any switch valve connected with any main supply, meter, or connection. Both the applicant and the owner of the premises which is served by a city utility shall be jointly and severally responsible for the cost of repairs or replacement of any meter or other property of the city damaged by the intentional or negligent acts of any occupant of the real estate or occupant’s guests. Responsibility will include damage by freezing weather.
(Prior Code, § 11.0402) (Ord. 457, passed 9-8-1998) Penalty, see § 10.99