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11  obligation to a lobbyist or a lobbyist's principal or
12  agent.
13     10.  ATTEMPTS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT.  A
14  lobbyist shall not cause or influence the introduction
15  of any bill or amendment for the purpose of being
16  employed to secure its passage or defeat.
17     11.  CAMPAIGN SUPPORT.  A lobbyist shall not
18  influence or attempt to influence a member's actions
19  by the promise of financial support for the member's
20  candidacy or threat of financial support for an
21  opposition candidate.  A lobbyist shall not make a
22  campaign contribution to a member or to a member's
23  candidate's committee during the time that the general
24  assembly is in session.
25     12.  COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBER'S EMPLOYER
26  PROHIBITED.  A lobbyist shall not communicate with a
27  member's employer for the purpose of influencing a
28  vote of the member.
29     13.  EXCESS PAYMENTS.  A lobbyist shall not pay or
30  agree to pay to a member a price, fee, compensation,

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 1  or other consideration for the sale or lease of any
 2  property or the furnishing of services which is
 3  substantially in excess of that which other persons in
 4  the same business or profession would charge in the
 5  ordinary course of business.
 6     14.  PROHIBITION AGAINST GIFTS.  A lobbyist or
 7  client of a lobbyist shall not, directly or
 8  indirectly, offer or make a gift or series of gifts to
 9  any member or full-time permanent employee of the
10  house or the immediate family members of a member or
11  full-time permanent employee of the house except as
12  otherwise provided in section 68B.22 of the Code.  A
13  lobbyist or client of a lobbyist who intends or plans
14  to give a nonmonetary item, other than food or drink
15  consumed in the presence of the donor, which does not
16  have a readily ascertainable value, to a member or
17  full-time permanent employee of the house, prior to
18  giving or sending the item to the member or employee,
19  shall seek approval of the item from the chief clerk
20  of the house.  A lobbyist or client of a lobbyist who
21  seeks approval of an item from the chief clerk shall
22  submit the item and evidence of the value of the item
23  at the time that approval is requested.
24     A lobbyist shall inform each of the lobbyist's
25  clients of the requirements of section 68B.22 of the
26  Code and of the responsibility to seek approval prior
27  to giving or sending a nonmonetary item which does not
28  have a readily ascertainable value to a member or a
29  full-time permanent employee of the house.
30     15.  FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.  A lobbyist shall not,

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