Sec. 622.053. ADVERTISEMENT OR INSERT IN MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR CATALOG. This chapter does not apply to a sweepstakes conducted through an advertisement or insert in: (1) a magazine or newspaper: (A) that is a publication in which more than 40 percent of the total column inches in each issue consist of advertising space purchased by companies other than: (i) the publisher; (ii) an affiliate of the publisher; or (iii) a vendor for the publisher or an affiliate; and (B) that is a publication for which more than 50 percent of the total number of copies distributed of each issue are provided to customers who paid for the copy; or (2) a catalog that is a promotional booklet listing merchandise for sale and that: (A) is at least 24 pages long; (B) has a circulation of at least 250,000; and (C) either: (i) requires customers to go to a physical location to purchase the advertised items; or (ii) is published by a company that derives more than 50 percent of the company's total gross revenue from sales occurring at physical locations.
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