---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 C.F.R. § 100.78"
title: "11"
number: "100.78"
heading: "Sale of food or beverages by vendor."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/11/100.78"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 67 FR 50585, Aug. 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30101, 30102(g), 30104, 30111(a)(8), and 30114(c).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 15094, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted.