Connecticut § 25-43d - Taking water from or tampering with hydrant or reservoir. Penalty.
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§ 25-43d. Taking water from or tampering with hydrant or reservoir. Penalty.
Sec. 25-43d. Taking water from or tampering with hydrant or reservoir. Penalty. No person shall open, operate, take water from or tamper with any hydrant or otherwise take water from or tamper with any public water supply reservoir without: (1) The legal authority to take such action, or (2) the consent of the water utility, municipality or other entity that owns or controls such hydrant or public water supply reservoir. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined five hundred dollars for the first offense and one thousand dollars for any subsequent offense.
(P.A. 13-262, S. 1.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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