No consumer shall supply water to other families or allow them to take water from his or her premises, nor after water is supplied into a building shall any person make or employ a plumber or other person to make a tap or connection with the pipe upon the premises for alteration, extension or attachment without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent. It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the water will not pass through the meter or while passing through said meter will cause the meter to register inaccurately.
(Neb. RS 17-537) (2000 Code, § 3-113) Penalty, see § 52.99