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CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. <br /> DIB/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX <br /> AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS <br /> GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS <br /> APPLICABLE TO NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN TEXAS <br /> FOR JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH TARIFF IS APPROVED ON OR AFTER MAY 23,2017 <br /> 12. DISCONTINUANCE BY CONSUMER <br /> A Consumer who wishes to discontinue the use of gas(provided he otherwise has the right to do so)must <br /> give notice of his intent to do so to Company at its nearest office. Consumer shall be obligated to pay for <br /> all service which is rendered by the Company(including applicable minimum charges therefor)prior to the <br /> time Company receives such notice. <br /> 13. RECORDS OF GAS SUPPLIED <br /> Company shall keep accurate records of the amount of gas registered by its meters, and such records shall <br /> be accepted at all times and in all places as prima facie evidence of the true amount of gas consumed. <br /> 14. ESCAPING GAS <br /> Immediate notice must be given to Company by Consumer of any escaping gas on Consumer's premises. <br /> No flame shall be taken near the point where gas is escaping. Company shall not be liable for any damage <br /> or loss caused by the escape of gas from Consumer's housepiping or Consumer's appliances. <br /> 15. DAMAGE AND REPAIR TO AND TAMPERING WTTH COMPANY'S FACILITIES <br /> Consumer shall immediately notify Company in the event of damage to company's property on Consumer's <br /> premises. Consumer shall not permit anyone other than authorized employee of Company to adjust,repair, <br /> connect, or disconnect, or in any way tamper with the meter, lines or any other equipment of Company <br /> used in serving Consumer's premises. <br /> 16. ACCESS TO PREMISES <br /> The Company's representatives shall have the right at all reasonable hours to enter upon the premises and <br /> property of Consumer to read the meter; and to remove, to inspect, or to make necessary repairs and <br /> adjustments to, or replacements of, service lines, meter loop, and any property of the Company located <br /> thereon, and for any other purpose connected with Company's operation. The Company's representatives <br /> shall have the right at all times to enter upon the premises and property of Consumer in emergencies <br /> pertaining to Company's service. All dogs and other animals which might hinder the performance of such <br /> operations on the Consumer's property shall be kept away from such operations by the Consumer upon <br /> notice by the Company representatives of their intention to enter upon the Consumer's premises. <br /> 17. NON-LIABILITY <br /> (a) The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by variation in gas pressure, <br /> defects in pipes, connections and appliances, escape or leakage of gas, sticking of valves or <br /> regulators,or for any other loss or damage not caused by the Company's negligence arising out of <br /> or incident to the furnishing of gas to any Consumer. <br /> (b) Company shall not be liable for any damage or injury resulting from gas or its use after such gas <br /> leaves the point of delivery other than damage caused by the fault of the Company in the manner <br />