(a) No person shall take any electric energy from any electric transmission or distribution lines or wires belonging to the city without the permission of the governing body to do so. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting authorized departments of the city from using electricity for authorized public purposes.
(b) Any person who shall in any way tamper with or break any seal on any electric meter or who shall connect any service so that electricity may be used without the same being properly measured and registered on a meter, shall be in violation of the code. Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to any employee of the city in the lawful discharge of his or her duty of connecting, repairing or testing any such meter.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on any electric service after the same has been turned off by the city for any reason.
(Ord. 1209, passed 8-16-1994)