(A) Whenever the City Manager determines that the demand for water from the city distribution system is such that unless the usage is regulated, the public health, safety and general welfare is likely to be endangered, the City Manager shall prescribe rules and regulations to regulate the water usage in the city during such emergency.
(B) Before any such rule or regulation shall become effective, it shall be published in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the city.
(C) Any person violating any such rule or regulation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as prescribed in § 52.99.