It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation not authorized by the city to do, commit or assist in committing any of the following things or acts in the city:

(A) To open or close any fire hydrant or stopcock connected with the waterworks system of the city, or lift or remove the cover of any gate, valve or shutoff thereof;

(B) To interfere with, destroy, deface, impair, injure or wantonly force open any gate, or door, or in any way whatsoever destroy, injure, or deface any part of any reservoir, standpipe, tank, building or buildings, or appurtenances, fences, trees, shrubs, or fixtures or property appertaining to the waterworks system;

(C) To go upon or ascend the stairway or steps on any elevated water storage tank, reservoir, or standpipe of the waterworks system;

(D) To place any telegraph, telephone, electric light pole, or any obstruction whatsoever within three feet of any fire hydrant;

(E) To resort to any fraudulent device or arrangement for the purpose of procuring water for himself or others from private connections on premises contrary to the city regulations or ordinances;

(F) To interfere with or injure any reservoir, tank, fountain, hydrant, pipe, cock, valve, or other apparatus pertaining to the waterworks system, or to turn on or off the water in any street hydrant or other public water fixture or to hitch or tie any animal thereto;

(G) To make or permit to be made any connection with the main or service pipes of the waterworks system, or to turn on or use the water of the system without first obtaining a permit therefor;

(H) To cover over or conceal from view any water valve box, service or meter box;

(I) To remove any water meter that has been placed by the city, or to in any manner change, interfere with or with any water meter;

(J) To turn on the water supply to any building or to any supply pipe where the supply has been turned off for the nonpayment of the monthly water charge or for the violation of any rule, regulation, or ordinance of the city.

(Ord. 429, passed 6-14-61) Penalty, see § 52.99