A person, who, with intent to injure or defraud the city injures, alters, obstructs or prevents the action of a meter provided for the purpose of measuring and registering the quantity of electric current consumed by or at a place, or supplied to a lamp, motor, machine or appliance, or causes, procures or aids the injuring or altering of any such meter or the obstruction or prevention of its actions, or makes or causes to be made with an electrical conductor, any connection so as to conduct or supply illumination or electric current to any lamp, motor or other machine or appliance from which the electricity may be consumed or utilized without passing through or being registered by a meter without the consent or acquiescence of the city is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2009-08, passed 5-26-2009)