MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1809

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 118 of Article 27 - Crimes and
Punishments, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
118.

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to wrongfully and maliciously connect, disconnect, tap or
interfere or tamper with any of the canals, springs,
reservoirs, tunnels, mounds, dams, plugs, mains, pipes,
conduits, connections, taps, valves, engines and
machinery belonging to any company, MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY,
OR AGENCY OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT using or engaged
in the supplying of water for domestic, agricultural or
manufacturing purposes, or [either] ANY of them; or to
make any connection with any such canals, springs,
reservoirs, tunnels, mounds, dams, plugs, mains, pipes,
conduits, connections, taps, valves, engines and
machinery, for the purpose of wasting or using such
water, or to in [anywise] ANY MANNER tamper with any
meters used to register the water consumed, unless such
person or persons shall be duly authorized by or be in
the employ of such company [.], MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OR
AGENCY OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Nothing in this
section shall in any way interfere with [the lawful
supervision and control] LAWFUL GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION
of water companies, their canals, springs, reservoirs,
tunnels, mounds, dams, plugs, mains, pipes, conduits,
connections, taps, valves, engines and machinery [by the
municipalities]. Nothing in this section shall interfere
with any right now existing in any COUNTY OR municipality
to pass ordinances relating to and regulating [such]
water companies.

(b)   [The provisions of this section apply to any
publicly owned water supply company in Washington County.

(c)] Any person or persons found guilty of a
violation of any of the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be imprisoned not exceeding six
months or fined not exceeding five hundred      dollars, or
both or either, at the discretion of the court [;
provided, that none of the provisions of this section
shall apply to Carroll County].