§ 122-53. Damaging or tampering with county facilities.

No person shall:

(1)

Damage or knowingly cause to be damaged any meter, pipe or fittings connected with or belonging to a county utility system or tamper or meddle with any meter or other appliance or any part of such system in such manner as to cause loss or damage to the county.

(2)

Prevent any meter installed for registering water from registering the quantity which otherwise would pass through the same.

(3)

Alter the index or break the seal of any such meter.

(4)

In any way hinder or interfere with the proper action or just registration of any such meter.

(5)

Fraudulently use, waste or suffer the waste of water passing through any such meter, pipe or fitting, or other appliance or appurtenance connected with or belonging to such system after such meter, pipe, fitting, appliance or appurtenance has been tampered with, injured or altered.

(Res. No. 86-116, § 23, 8-14-86; Ord. No. 01-10, § 17, 4-5-01)