{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-25-43d","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 25-43d","heading":"Taking water from or tampering with hydrant or reservoir. Penalty.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 25. WATER RESOURCES. FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL","CHAPTER 474. POLLUTION","PART III. WATER SUPPLIES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_474.htm#sec_25-43d","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"cdbb031454d0e11ce8f93b44bbeeb5fb99db343625da8cea4359250e12e55dcc","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-25-43c","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-25-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}