(A) No person shall intercept or receive, or assist in intercepting or receiving, any communications service offered over a cable system, unless specifically authorized to do so by the operator, or as may otherwise be specifically authorized by law.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the term "assist in intercepting or receiving" shall include the manufacture or distribution of equipment intended by the manufacturer or distributor, as the case may be, for the unauthorized reception of service.
(C) Without securing permission from the operator, or making payment to the operator, no person shall be authorized to make any connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively, or otherwise, with any part of the cable system for the purpose of receiving or intercepting, or assisting others to receive or intercept any cable service provided lawfully by the operator.
(D) No person shall be authorized to willfully tamper with, remove, or damage any cable, wires, equipment, or facilities used for the distribution of cable services.
(E) Violation of division (A) of this section may be prosecuted under federal, state and/or local law.
(Ord. O-19-08, passed 11-11-08)