§ 26-31. Violations.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate or to carry on the business of operating a cable television system unless a license therefor has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a licensed CATV system within this county for the purpose of enabling himself or others to receive any cable television service, without payment to the owner of such system.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of the owner, to willfully tamper with, remove or injure any cables, wires or equipment used for distribution of cable television services.

(d)

Neither a grantee nor any subsidiary of a grantee shall engage in the business of selling, repairing or installing television receivers, within the county during the term of a license.

(e)

To the extent that any cable systems lawfully existed in the county on December 17, 1985, this chapter shall not alter or abridge the rights of such systems to operate in the manner and to the extent such system existed and operated as of such date.

(Ord. No. 85-21, § 31, 12-17-85)

State law reference

Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures, F.S. § 812.14; unauthorized reception of cable television services, F.S. § 812.15.