30-14-105. Exemptions. Nothing in this part shall apply to:
     (1) actions or transactions permitted under laws administered by the Montana public service commission acting under statutory authority of this part or the United States;
     (2) acts done by the retail merchants, publisher, owner, agent, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, or radio or television station or advertising agency in the publication or dissemination of an advertisement, when the owner, agent, or employee did not have knowledge of the false, misleading, or deceptive character of the advertisement and did not have a direct financial interest in the advertised product or service;
     (3) national advertising.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 275, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 85-404.