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CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. <br />DB/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 WITH 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 .properly 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 />