§ 138-71. Tampering and unauthorized reception of certain services.

A. 

Consistent with the Cable Act, no person shall intercept or receive, or assist in intercepting or receiving, any communications service offered over a multichannel system, unless specifically authorized to do so by an MCS provider, or as may be specifically authorized by law.

B. 

For the purpose of this section, the term "assist in intercepting or receiving" shall include the manufacture or distribution of equipment intended by the manufacturer or distributor (as the case may be) for the unauthorized reception of multichannel service as referenced in Subsection A of this section.

C. 

Without securing permission from an MCS provider, or making payment to an MCS provider, then no person shall be authorized to make any connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively, or otherwise, with any part of an authorized or franchised multichannel system for the purpose of receiving or intercepting, or assisting others to receive or intercept any cable service provided lawfully by the MCS provider.

D. 

Any and all MCS providers are encouraged to work with the Town Board in developing and implementing a plan designed to control and eliminate the unauthorized reception of certain multichannel services within the Town.