(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to deface or injure any house, fence, bridge, wall, street main, sluice pipe, gate valve, stop valve, fire hydrant, machinery, or other fixtures pertaining to the combined public utility system of the town or in any way to prevent the proper use thereof, or to climb upon any reservoir or water tank or tamper with any of its fixtures, or place advertisements, graffiti, or placards thereon.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter, tamper with, “straight line” a utility service, or bypass a meter which has been installed for the purpose of measuring utility services. Any meter found in a condition which would cause such meter to inaccurately measure the use of a utility service or the attachment to a meter or distribution wire of any device, mechanism or wire which would permit the use of unmetered utility services or would cause a meter to inaccurately measure the use thereof shall be evidence that either the person in whose name such meter was installed or the person for whose benefit it was diverted caused the service to be diverted from the meter or the meter to inaccurately measure the use of the service.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person other than authorized personnel to restore utility service when said service is discontinued for non-payment. If any person other than authorized town personnel causes utility services to be restored prior to paying in full the outstanding balance, then it shall be evidence that either the person in whose name such meter was installed or the person who benefited caused the service to be restored.
(D) Any violations of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 11-01, passed 1-3-11; Am. Ord. 19-04, passed 5-6-19; Am. Ord. 22-07, passed 5-2-22; Am. Ord. 23-06, passed 4-4-23)