Wheatland Municipal Code Art. V Penalty for Violation

A. From and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install or maintain within any public street in the city, or within any other public property of the city, or within any privately owned area within the city which has not yet become a public street but is designated or delineated as a proposed public street on any tentative subdivision map approved by the city, any equipment or facilities for distributing any television signals or radio signals through a cable television system, unless a franchise authorizing such use of such street or property or area has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and unless such franchise is in full force and effect.

B. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make or use any unauthorized connection whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable television system within this city for the purpose of enabling himself or others to receive or use any television signal, radio signal, picture, program or sound, without payment to the owner of said system.

C. It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the owner, to wilfully tamper with, remove or injure any cables, wires, or equipment used for distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.

D. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who fails to comply with any of its requirements is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.16.

(Ord. 254 § 15, 1980; Ord. 412 § 19, 2009)