(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or customer to break the seal of any meter, or in any manner to make any alterations, changes or repairs on the same, or to open any mains, laterals, service pipes, stopcocks, valves or any part thereof or otherwise tamper or attempt to do any work on either or any of them without authority of the city, or its proper authorized agent.
(B) No customer shall be permitted to use the stopcock of the service connection for shutting off gas while making extensions, additions or repairs to the pipe or interruption of service will be made by the city or its properly authorized employees.
(C) TAMPERING shall include any type of confinement, enclosure, covering over, surface sealing or changing of the environment relative to any parts of the gas system or equipment of the city. Such tampering shall become the liability of the customer, who shall pay the city the actual cost of removal, repairing and/or replacing equipment or material.
(D) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or who shall willfully or maliciously injure or damage any property connected with the Gas System of the city shall be subject to the general penalty provisions of this code.
(1993 Code, § 38-2-18) (Ord. 726, passed 2-3-1986; Am. Ord. 845, passed 9-3-1991; Am. Ord. 1212, passed 12-26-2001)