City of Amsterdam, NY
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2023-09-05
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 239 Water
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Article IV Unauthorized Use of Water
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administrative Policies
- Ch 9 Bingo Inspector
- Ch 13 Checks, Returned
- Ch 15 Common Council Rules
- Ch 18 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 21 Employee Handbook
- Ch 23 Ethics
- Ch 28 Golf Commission
- Ch 33 Investment Policy
- Ch 40 Officers and Employees
- Ch 45 Pension Funds
- Ch 46 Police Department
- Ch 47 Purchasing
- Ch 49 Records
- Ch 53 Residency Requirements
- Ch 54 Smoking Policy
- Ch 57 Wards
- Ch 58 Waterfront Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 64 Advertising Material
- Ch 67 Alarms
- Ch 70 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 73 Animals
- Ch 77 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 81 Bingo
- Ch 86 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 90 Building Construction Code
- Ch 92 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 95 (Reserved)
- Ch 107 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program
- Ch 112 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 115 Explosives and Blasting
- Ch 117 Fare Policy
- Ch 119 Firearms
- Ch 122 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 133 Games of Chance
- Ch 139 Homestead Program
- Ch 141 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 143 Insurance
- Ch 150 Littering
- Ch 154 Noise
- Ch 156 Nonresident, Residential or Commercial Property Owner Registration
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 161 Nuisances
- Ch 164 Parades
- Ch 167 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 169 Pawn Shops and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 171 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 178 Poles and Wires
- Ch 180 Property Maintenance
- Ch 184 Rodent Control
- Ch 190 Sales
- Ch 195 Sewers
- Ch 201 Solid Waste
- Ch 206 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 210 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 212 Swimming Prohibited
- Ch 214 Taxation
- Ch 217 Taxicabs
- Ch 219 Towing
- Ch 221 Trees
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Vacant Buildings
- Ch 228 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 232 Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned
- Ch 239 Water
- Ch 239 Art IV Unauthorized Use of Water
- § 239-11 Taps.
- § 239-12 Use of water outlet facilities.
- § 239-13 Use of water from hydrants.
- Ch 241 Waterfront Revitalization
- Ch 250 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 7-20-1976]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall tap on to any portion of the
waterline or water system of the City of Amsterdam without having first received
proper authorization therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject
to a fine not to exceed $500.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall use any water outlet facility,
such as hydrants, but not limited thereto, for the unauthorized taking of
water without proper authorization and permission or without payment shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500.
Any authorization for the use of water from hydrants or otherwise on
a temporary basis shall be in writing, signed by the Director of Public Works,
and/or as provided by appropriate statutes heretofore adopted by the Common
Council and in force and effect. The term of validity of such license shall
not extend beyond a period of one month from the date of execution.
