Texas § BC.622.053 - ADVERTISEMENT OR INSERT IN MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR CATALOG
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § BC.622.053 — ADVERTISEMENT OR INSERT IN MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR CATALOG, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ BC.622.053. ADVERTISEMENT OR INSERT IN MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR CATALOG
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. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
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Section BC.622.053 ("ADVERTISEMENT OR INSERT IN MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR CATALOG") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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