[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR100.78]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 100_SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (2 U.S.C. 431)--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart C_Exceptions to Contributions
 
Sec.  100.78  Sale of food or beverages by vendor.

    The sale of any food or beverage by a vendor (whether incorporated 
or not) for use in a candidate's campaign, or for use by a political 
committee of a political party, at a charge less than the normal or 
comparable commercial rate, is not a contribution, provided that the 
charge is at least equal to the cost of such food or beverage to the 
vendor, to the extent that: The aggregate value of such discount given 
by the vendor on behalf of any single candidate does not exceed $1,000 
with respect to any single election; and on behalf of all political 
committees of each political party does not exceed $2,000 in a calendar 
year.