4.20.101.5   Violations for not having a franchise—Authorized connections—Tampering.
   4.20.101.5.1.   From and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, it shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate, or to carry on a business of distributing to any persons on this city any television, radio, video, voice, telephony, data signals or other communications services by means of a cable system or to construct, install or maintain within any city street, or within any other city property, or within any privately-owned area within the city, any equipment or facilities for distributing any such services through a cable system, unless a franchise authorizing such use of such street or property or area has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance codified in this title or a preexisting city action, and unless such franchise is in full force and effect; provided, however, that this provision shall only apply to the extent that the city has the power under federal anchor state law to issue such a franchise for the distribution of such services.
   4.20.101.5.2.   It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of a franchisee, willfully to tamper with, remove or injure any cables, wires, equipment or any other property of the franchisee used for distribution of cable services or other communications services through a cable system.
   4.20.101.5.3.   Any person violating any part of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)