(a) No person shall connect to any public water line, tamper with or remove any meter or meter seal, or insert a meter by-pass without the permission of the Manager. The performance of any of these acts shall result in the violator being punished according to law and will result in the water being terminated. If the Manager finds that a meter seal has been broken or any by-pass inserted and there is evidence that the meter has been tampered with, the water shall be shut-off and shall not be turned on again until the consumer or owner of the premises pay for the estimated quantity of water which has been used and registered, and in addition thereto a fee for turning the water back on as set out in Section 921.11(b).
(b) The penalties provided herein are in addition to the penalties provided in Section 545.19 and shall not in any way relieve any person from criminal prosecution.
(c) No person shall operate, open or otherwise tamper with any valve, stopcock, curbcock or other device, after the same shall have been closed for a violation of this chapter, or unlawfully secure a supply of water through such valve, stopcock, curbcock or other device after the same shall have been closed or in any way take water for private use unlawfully or without first having secured the necessary permit from the Manager.
(Ord. 1-05. Passed 1-4-05.)