I took the liberty of removing the water meter. Where is it?

It is illegal to change the water meter without permission. Mainly because it is theft to change the water meter without permission.

Theft refers to the act of secretly stealing or stealing a large number of public and private property for the purpose of illegal possession. According to the provisions of Article 264 of the Criminal Law, theft refers to the act of secretly stealing a large amount of public or private property for the purpose of illegal possession, or repeatedly stealing, burglary, theft with a weapon, and pickpocketing public or private property. Theft is the oldest crime against property, almost as long as the history of private ownership. Article 265 of the Criminal Law expands the scope of the crime of theft: the act of stealing other people's communication lines, copying other people's telephone numbers or using them knowing that they are stolen or copied telecommunication equipment and facilities also belongs to the scope of the crime of theft.

The owner's unauthorized removal of tap water meters belongs to unauthorized removal, modification or relocation of urban public water supply facilities, which violates the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Urban Water Supply and should be punished.

Article 35 of the Regulations on Urban Water Supply in People's Republic of China (PRC): In case of any of the following acts in violation of these regulations, the administrative department of urban water supply or its authorized unit shall order it to make corrections within a time limit and may impose a fine:

(1) Failing to pay the water fee as required;

(two) occupy or misappropriate urban public water supply;

(three) to engage in activities that endanger the safety of water supply facilities within the scope of safety protection of urban public water supply pipelines and their ancillary facilities;

(four) connecting the water supply pipe network system of self-built facilities with the urban public water supply pipe network system without authorization;

(five) the unit that produces or uses toxic and harmful substances directly connects its production water pipe network system to the urban public water supply pipe network system;

(six) pumping water directly on the urban public water supply pipeline;

(seven) unauthorized removal, modification or relocation of urban public water supply facilities.