(a) No person, firm or corporation shall tamper with, change, bypass or interfere with any valves, hydrants, or meters having a connection to the Village's water distribution system or treatment plant, with the intention of preventing, avoiding, or using the flow of water through such devices without prior authorization by the Village Administrator or Water Supervisor.
(b) No person other than an authorized employee of the Village shall remove a meter without permission of the Village Administrator. When a meter has been unlawfully removed, it is unlawful to use water supplied by the service branch to which the meter was attached. Where a meter is found to have been unlawfully removed, the water shall be shut off forthwith and not turned on again until payment has been made for the estimated amount of the water used in addition to any fine that may be imposed.
(c) No one with intent to defraud, shall construct, alter, tamper, by-pass or use any means to change or alter any water meter or to use a false meter and to cause the meter for measuring water consumption to register improperly or falsely.
(Ord. 2023-02. Passed 4-13-23.)