Hallsville Tampering with a Water Supply ordinance (§ 210.550)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article IV. Offenses Concerning Public Safety
In short: It's an offense to purposely poison, defile or corrupt a well, spring, brook or reservoir used for household or city water, or to dam up, divert or hold back a spring, brook or other water supply from its natural flow after someone, a company or a town has already taken it for use.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. A person commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if he or she purposely:
1. Poisons, defiles, or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring, brook, or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes; or
2. Diverts, dams up, and holds back from its natural course and flow any spring, brook, or other water supply for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for use by any person or persons, corporation, Town, or City for his/her, their or its use.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.550
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.