§ 51-23-06 — Unlawful commodity activities

1. No person may engage in a trade or business or otherwise act as a commodity
merchant unless such person:
a. Is registered or temporarily licensed with the commodity futures trading
commission for each activity constituting such person as a commodity merchant
and such registration or temporary license shall not have expired, nor been
suspended nor revoked; or
b. Is exempt from such registration by virtue of the Commodity Exchange Act or of a
CFTC rule.
2. No board of trade may trade, or provide a place for the trading of, any commodity
contract or commodity option required to be traded on or subject to the rules of a
contract market designated by the commodity futures trading commission unless such
board of trade has been so designated for such commodity contract or commodity
option and such designation has not been vacated, suspended, or revoked.