Section 10-1-396. Acts exempt from part

   Nothing in this part shall apply to:

   (1) Actions or transactions specifically authorized under laws administered by or rules and regulations promulgated by any regulatory agency of this state or the United States;

   (2) Acts done by the publisher, owner, agent, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, radio station or network, or television station or network in the publication or dissemination in print or electronically of:

      (A) News or commentary; or

      (B) An advertisement of or for another person, when the publisher, owner, agent, or employee did not have actual knowledge of the false, misleading, or deceptive character of the advertisement, did not prepare the advertisement, or did not have a direct financial interest in the sale or distribution of the advertised product or service.

Ga. L. 1975, p. 376, § 6; Ga. L. 2013, p. 613, § 2/HB 150.