§ 53.017 REMOVING, OBSTRUCTING, DESTROYING, INJURING, OR DAMAGING CITY WATER FACILITIES; DIVERTING, HINDERING, OR IMPEDING THE FLOW OF WATERS.
   (A)   No person shall remove, obstruct, destroy, or in any way injure or damage any building, machinery, main, fire hydrant, valve, valve box or cover, stopcock, stop box, or cover, meter, meter box, or lid or in any manner injure or damage any grounds, or carry off, injure, damage, or destroy any pipe, apparatus, tools, fixtures, or property of any kind, being a part of or belonging to the water works system of the city.
   (B)   No person shall cast, throw, or deposit, or cause to be cast, thrown, or deposited on any grounds or in any building, reservoir, well, cistern, tank, main, meter, meter box, valve, valve box, or fire hydrant connected with the water works system, any material, thing, or substance of any kind whatsoever or in any way hinder, prevent, or obstruct the operation of the water works system or the boilers, machinery, pumps, reservoirs, tanks, mains, pipes, hydrants, or any part or portion thereof.
   (C)   No person shall do any act or thing to divert, damage, drain, or otherwise impede or hinder, or tend to impede or hinder, the flow of any of the waters or streams tributary or contributing to the water supply of the city.
(1981 Code, § 28-18) Penalty, see § 10.99