Tampering with, using, obstructing fire hydrants prohibited.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 11-4
in effectSec. 11-4. - Tampering with, using, obstructing fire hydrants prohibited.
No person except the employees of the department of public works and those of the department of fire and rescue, the authorized designees of the city, and those persons to whom the director of the department of public works may grant special permission, shall tamper with, make connections to, otherwise use or operate the fire hydrants attached to the water system; and no person shall place or install or cause to be placed or installed any thing or object which will impede free access to fire hydrants, but a distance of not less than five (5) feet shall be clear entirely around each of such hydrants.
(Code 1963, § 29-12; Ord. No. 2297, § 2, 10-2-01)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH11WASE_ARTIINGE_S11-4TAUSOBFIHYPRFetched: 11/1/2026
