(A) No person shall maliciously open, close, adjust or interfere with a water hydrant, valve, regulator, gauge, gate, disc, curb cock, stopcock, meter or other regulator, operating or measuring device or appliance in or attached to the wells, tanks, reservoirs, conduits, pipes, mains, service pipes, house pipes or other pipes or apparatus of the city, with intent to cause the escape of water or to injure or destroy such property. No person shall tap, sever, open or make unauthorized connections with a main or pipe used or intended for the transmission of water. This section does not apply to the agent or employee for that purpose, of the owner or operator of the appliances referred to in this section, and does not apply to anything done by or under authority of the Fire Department.
(B) All restrictions contained in division (A) above shall apply to water hydrants on private property. Additionally, these hydrants shall only be used for fire protection and control and the city maintains the right to inspect these hydrants at any time.
(Ord. 43-93, passed 11-10-93) Penalty, see § 53.99