§ 169.243Expenditure by agent or independent contractor; requirements; violation;

penalty.
 Sec. 43.
    An expenditure shall not be made, other than for overhead or normal operating expenses,
 by an agent or an independent contractor, including an advertising agency, on behalf of or for
 the benefit of a person unless the expenditure is reported by the committee as if the
 expenditure were made directly by the committee, or unless the agent or independent
 contractor files a report of an independent expenditure as provided in section 51. The agent or
 independent contractor shall make known to the committee all information required to be
 reported by the committee. A person who knowingly is in violation of this subsection is guilty
 of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisoned
 for not more than 90 days, or both, and if the person is other than an individual the person
 shall be fined not more than $10,000.00.