SECTION 165:40-3-31. Responsibility for cooperative/utility property


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  • (a)   Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter to the contrary, the producer shall be responsible for all damage to, or loss of, the cooperative/utility's property located upon the producer's premises, unless occasioned by causes beyond the producer's control. The producer shall not authorize anyone to change, remove, or tamper with cooperative/utility's property.
    (b)   No regulating or measuring equipment or other property or equipment owned by the cooperative/utility, wherever situated, whether upon producer's premises or elsewhere, shall be tampered with or interfered with, either for the purpose of adjustment or otherwise.