Permit required to use fire hydrants.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 25-15
in effectSec. 25-15. - Permit required to use fire hydrants.
(a) No person, except employees of the city authorized so to do, shall be allowed to remove water from the fire hydrants of the city without a written authorization or receipt signed by the public works department. When such an authorization or receipt is issued, it shall be constantly in the possession of the person using the hydrant in order that it may be inspected by policemen or employees of the public works department. Prior to such person removing water from a fire hydrant, a meter shall be attached to the hydrant to measure the amount of water used, and the person shall pay the city for the water according to the applicable rate, or the person shall pay the city a minimum charge, whichever is greater. Before a meter is so attached, such' person must post a security deposit, which deposit will be returned, without interest, to such person, when such person discontinues his use of said meter, provided such person has paid for all water he used and provided also that the meter has not been damaged. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-9 of this Code.
(b) The mayor and city council, by resolution or order duly adopted and placed on their minutes, may waive the provisions of this section for fire protection purposes.
(Code 1962, § 25-16; Ord. No. 3612, § 35, 8-4-81; Ord. No. 3955, § 14, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 4194, 9-18-01; Ord. No. 4383, § 2, 4-5-11)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25WASE_ARTIINGE_S25-15PEREUSFIHYFetched: 11/1/2026