Conditions for entry of publications

§ 4354. Conditions for entry of publications (a) Generally a mailable periodical publication is entitled to be entered and mailed as second class mail if it— (1) is regularly issued at stated intervals as frequently as four times a year and bears a date of issue and is numbered consecutively; 74 Stat. 667 (2) is issued from a known office of publication; (3) is formed of printed sheets; (4) is originated and published for the dissemination of information of a public character, or devoted to literature, the sciences, arts, or a special industry; and (5) has a legitimate list of subscribers. (b) For the purpose of this section, the word “printed” does not include reproduction by the stencil, mimeograph or hectograph processes or reproduction in imitation of typewriting. (c) A periodical publication designed primarily for advertising purposes or for free circulation or for circulation at nominal rates is not entitled to be admitted as second class mail under this section.