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13 tourism. This report shall be posted to the County's public Web site. c. A tangible gift, other than food or beverages, not otherwise subject to an exception under this subsection shall be turned over as County property to the County Finance Department within 30 days of receipt, except as permitted under subsection (f) of this Section. (9) Gifts of personal property valued at less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) given to a public servant in the commission of the public servant's official duties if the gift is given to the public servant as a personal gift in another country as part of an overseas trade mission, and the giving and receiving of such personal gifts is considered a customary protocol in the other country. (10) Gifts given or received as part of a business, civic, religious, fraternal, personal, or commercial relationship not related to the person's public service or position and made under circumstances that a reasonable person would conclude that the gift was not given for the purpose of lobbying. (f) A prohibited gift that would constitute an expense appropriate for reimbursement by the County if it had been incurred by the public servant personally shall be considered a gift accepted by or donated to the County, provided the public servant has been approved by the County to accept or receive such things of value on behalf of the County. The fact that the County's reimbursement rate for the type of expense is less than the value of a particular gift shall not render the gift prohibited. (g) A prohibited gift shall be declined, returned, paid for at fair market value, or donated immediately to charity or the County. (h) A covered person shall not accept an honorarium from a source other than the County for conducting any activity where any of the following apply: (1) The County reimburses the covered person for travel, subsistence, and registration expenses. (2) The County's work time or resources are used. (3) The activity would be considered official duty or would bear a reasonably close relationship to the covered person's official duties. An outside source may reimburse the County for actual expenses incurred by a covered person in conducting an activity within the duties of the covered person, or may pay a fee to the County, in lieu of an honorarium, for the services of the covered person. An honorarium permissible under this subsection shall not be considered a gift for purposes of subsection (c) of this Section. (i) Acceptance or solicitation of a gift in compliance with this Section without corrupt intent shall not constitute a violation of the statutes related to bribery under G.S. 14-217, 14-218, or 120-86. Section 3. Other compensation.