No person shall, without lawful authority, connect or cause to be connected with any main service pipe, any pipe, or other device for the purpose of obtaining water or sewer therefrom; nor shall, with intent to defraud, connect or cause to be connected with any meter installed for the purpose of registering the amount of water, or city service supplied to any customer so that such meter will not measure or register the full amount of water supplied to any customer.
(Prior Code, § 8-3-5) Penalty, see § 10.99