§ 8-31. General exemptions.

The following activities are exempt from regulation under this subtitle:

(1) appearances as part of the official duties of an elected or appointed official or employee of the City, the State, the United States, any other state, or a political subdivision of any of them, to the extent that the appearance is not on behalf of any other person;

(2) actions of a member of the news media, to the extent that the actions are in the ordinary course of gathering and disseminating news or making editorial comment to the general public;

(3) representation of a bona fide religious organization, to the extent that the representation is for the purpose of protecting the right of its members to practice the doctrine of the organization; or

(4) appearances as part of the official duties of an officer, director, member, or employee of an association engaged exclusively in representing the State, counties or municipal corporations, to the extent that the appearance is not in behalf of any other person.