The consumer shall grant any necessary permission to enable the Cooperative to install and maintain its facilities on the premises of the consumer so as to serve the consumer and the Utility system as a whole.
The Cooperative shall have the right through its employees, or other agents, to enter upon the premises of the consumer at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, or removing the metering devices, wiring, or other facilities of the Cooperative and also for the purpose of tree trimming, right-of-way clearing and other vegetation management.
If any such equipment is located within a locked enclosure or behind a locked gate, the Cooperative shall be furnished a key for access.
Meters shall not be located in carports, breezeways, porches or similar locations historically proven to have a high probability of becoming enclosed.
Unrestrained animals present a serious safety threat to the Cooperative's employees.
Should a consumer's unrestrained animals prohibit employee access to the premises or interfere in any way with an employee's necessary work the consumer will be notified by mail of the problem and a mutually agreeable permanent solution must be arranged promptly. If a consumer does not comply with such a request, the Cooperative will disconnect service without further notice. Concerning threatening unrestrained animals in an emergency situation, service will be discontinued without notice.