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y I . 699 NEWSPAPERS 331A.02 } a regular basis to gather news and sell advertisements and subscriptions,whether or not 1 printing or any other operations of the newspaper are conducted at or from the office, and devoted primarily to business related to the newspaper. 5GI . Subd. 10. "Summary" means an accurate and intelligible abstract or synopsis of . ^E 3--; " the essential elements of proceedings, ordinances, resolutions, and other official actions.It shall be written in a clear and coherent manner,and shall,to the extent possi- ble,avoid the use of technical or legal terms not generally familiar to the public.When a summary is published,the publication shall clearly indicate thaepbat m ie- • ;'' rial is only a summary and that the full text is available for public inspectioni , nated location.A sum Lary published in conformity with this section shall be deemed to fulfill all legal publication requirements as completely as if the entire matte local was summarized had been published. No liability shall be asserted again public corporation in connection with the publication of a summary or agenda. History: 1984 c 543 s 20; 1986 c 444 331A.02 REQUIREMENTS FOR A QUALIFIED NEWSPAPER. _ Subdivision 1. Qualification. No newspaper in this state shall be entitled to any • compensation or fee for publishing any public notice unless it is qualified as a medium of official and legal publication.A newspaper that is not qualified must inform a public body that presents a public notice for publication that it is not qualified.To be qualified , as a medium of official and legal publication, a newspaper shall: (a) be printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 1,000 square inches; (b) if a daily,be distributed at least five days each week,or if not a daily,be distrib- • uted at least once each week,for 50 weeks each yam.In an rarewelin which a legal holi- ;. day is included, not more than four issues of a daily paper (c) in at least half of its issues each year, have no more than 75 percent of its printed space comprised of advertising material more often than weekly, or 50 percent, issues each year,have 25 percent,if publishedwhich • i . if weekly,of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community a . it purports to serve.Not more than 25 percent of its total nonadvertising coltimn inches I s in any issue may wholly duplicate any other publication unless the duplicated material -� is from recognized general news services; ` (d) be circulated in the•local public corporation which it purports to serve, and either have at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers,or have at least 500 copies regularly distributed without charge to local residents; i , (e) have its known office of issue established in either the county in which lse,in _�. • whole or in part, the local public corporation which the newspaper purports4 • or in an adjoining county . (f) file a copy of each issue immediately with the state historical society; • (g) be made available at single or subscription prices to any person,corporation, .•i •artnership,or other unincorpo rated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment, or be distributed without-eharg to-local-residents; (h) have complied with all the foregoing conditions of this subdivision for at least '• one year immediately preceding the date of the notice publication; and .' (i) between September 1 and December 31 of each year publish and submit to the secretary of state,along with a filing fee of$25, a sworn United States Post Office sec- • ond-class statement of ownership and circulation or a statement of ownership and cir- culation verified by a recognized independent circulation auditing agencyrinfilig ag : period of not less than one year ending no earlier than the June 30 preceding the deadline,provided that a filing published and submitted after December 31 and before July 1 shall be effective from the date of filing through December 31 of that year.The secretary of state shall make the list of newspapers whose filings have been accepted a %` available for public inspection.The acceptance of a filing does not constitute a guaran- i= =L tee by the state that any other qualification requirement has been met. 1 qt% s=