Section 24-405. Permit required

a.  It shall be unlawful for any gas,
  telephone or electric light company, or any person to lay or install any
  pipes,  mains  or  conduits  for  the  use  and  transmission  of   gas,
  electricity,  pneumatic  power  or steam, or to perform any work that is
  under the jurisdiction, cognizance and control of  the  commissioner  of
  transportation, in any street, or public place, without a written permit
  from the commissioner of transportation.
    b.  It  shall  be unlawful to violate any provision of this section or
  any notice or special direction thereunder, under a penalty of not  less
  than  two  hundred  fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for
  each offense.
 
    * NB Amended L.L. 69/85 § 7, language juxtaposed per Ch. 907/85 § 14