New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter XX - Commission on ethics and lobbying in Government
Part 940 - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH COVERED OFFICIALS: PERMISSIBLE AND PROPER USAGE
Section 940.4 - Public Service Announcements Excluded as Gifts Under Parts 933 and 934

Notwithstanding any provision of Public Officers Law section 73(5), Legislative Law article 1-A, part 933, and part 934, paying for the production or publishing of a public service announcement does not constitute a gift as that term is defined or otherwise used in Public Officers Law section 73(5), Legislative Law article 1-A, part 933, and part 934.