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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 21.09.01.06" title_num="21" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="01" heading="Advertising.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Advertising costs are those incurred in using any advertising media when the advertiser has control over the form and content of what will appear, the media in which it will appear, or when it will appear. Advertising media includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, direct mail, trade papers, billboards, window displays, conventions, exhibits, free samples, and the like. All advertising costs except those set forth below are unallowable.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The only allowable advertising costs are those for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The recruitment of personnel;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The procurement of scarce items;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The disposal of scrap or surplus materials;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The listing of a business's name and location in a classified directory;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Notices or advertisements required by law or regulations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The delivery of public service.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>