Section 12.12.270 Tampering.

Whoever shall by himself, or by any other person acting under his authority, use or take water from the city without a license or permit, or shall without authority from the city open or hitch to, dig out, curb over or remove any fire plug or hydrant, stop cock valve, valve box or other fixtures belonging to the city, or shall turn on, or shut off water into or from any water pipe belonging to the city wherever situated, or shall disconnect water meter or automatic meter reading device or any related components, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished as provided in Section 1.04.100 of the Sioux City Municipal Code. Disconnection of the automatic meter reading device from the telephone line which results in a service call will result in a service charge of fifty dollars. (Ord. 2002-0692; 98/U-6424; 98/U-6342)