The City Council shall have the right to limit or prohibit temporarily the use of water from the city distribution system for any purpose excepting domestic purposes within the dwellings of consumer or in business establishments during emergencies in the event of plant breakdown, prolonged drought, or shortage of water supply for any reason to the end that fire protection efficiency may be maintained at its maximum. Notice of such limitation or prohibition of the use of such water shall be given by publishing a notice thereof once in the official newspaper of the city or by personal notice. Any person violating the terms of such prohibition or restriction after such notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalties in this chapter. Water service to the premises involved may be discontinued entirely during such emergency.
(Prior Code, § 10-2-34) Penalty, see § 51.99