Sec. 601.102. - Damaging and improper use of public property unlawful.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person wilfully to damage, deface or destroy any public property, real or personal, including street lights, traffic signals, street markers, plants and buildings. (b) No person shall: (1) Wilfully or maliciously injure or destroy any portion of the public waterworks machinery, fixtures or property belonging or appertaining to the waterworks. (2) Wilfully or maliciously throw sticks, trash or other rubbish into, or pollute or otherwise injure any basin, reservoir or well used as a part of the water supply of a public waterworks or any public pond, lake or other waterway or body of water. (3) Wrongfully interfere with or open any fire hydrant or valve. (4) Wrongfully use or waste any water from a fire hydrant or valve. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use for irrigation of private property the water from any public pond, lake or other waterway or body of water. A public body of water includes but is not limited to any body of water where title to the entire bed is in the City or where title to all property surrounding the water is in the City. (d) Violation of any provision of this Section shall constitute a class D offense. (Code 1965, § 26-61; Ord. 69-572-463, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 93-1839-1088, § 1; Ord. 2011-232-E, § 2) Note— Former § 601.101 .