The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect the following persons.
(A) Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.
(C) Duly licensed auctioneers, selling at auction.
(D) Any publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication who publishes in good faith any advertisement without knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading character, or without knowledge that the provisions of this chapter have not been complied with.
(`81 Code, § 118.04) Penalty, see § 10.99