Natural gas shall be delivered at the outlet of the consumer’s metering device at a pressure of not less than four ounces above atmospheric pressure and not more than eight ounces above atmospheric pressure, unless some higher pressure has been agreed upon between the person distributing the gas and the individual customer. Nothing herein shall in any manner abrogate any contractual agreement relating to pressure applicable to industrial consumers. The penalties provided for the violation of this section shall not apply to violations of the provisions of this section unless the person distributing the gas shall fail to promptly correct conditions constituting those violations whenever such violations or any of them are discovered.
(1964 Code, § 17-7)