Corp. Code, § 29535 · Chapter 4. Unlawful Activities and Fraudulent Conduct
Corp. Code, § 29535
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No person shall engage in a trade or business or otherwise act as a commodity merchant unless the person (1) is registered or temporarily licensed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for each activity constituting that person as a commodity merchant and the registration or temporary license shall not have expired, been suspended, or revoked; or (2) is exempt from the registration by virtue of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq.) or of a CFTC rule.
(b) No board of trade shall trade, or provide a place for the trading of, any commodity contract required to be traded on or subject to the rules of a contract market designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, unless the board of trade has been so designated for the commodity contract and that designation shall not have been vacated, suspended, or revoked.
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History
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 969, Sec. 2.
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