(a) No person except Fire Division personnel shall remove the cap or cover from, or turn on or off, any public or private fire hydrant, water valve or stop-cock used for fire protection in the Municipality without first notifying the Fire Division.
No person shall make a connection from any fire hydrant in the Municipality to take water therefrom for private use, unless such person has first applied for and obtained from the Fire Chief a letter authorizing a permit to be issued for such use of a fire hydrant. After such permit is issued it shall be the duty of the permittee to present to the Fire Chief the receipt for such permit or a copy of the permit. Any equipment used without a permit shall be confiscated by the Division of Fire.
(Ord. 1978-71. Passed 6-13-78.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 1999-52. Passed 5-25-99; Ord. 2022-32. Passed 4-12-22.)