A. No person shall engage in a trade or business or otherwise act as a commodity merchant unless such person:
(1) 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
(2) is exempt from such registration by virtue of the Commodity Exchange Act or of a CFTC rule.
B. No board of trade shall 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 shall not have been vacated, nor suspended nor revoked.
History: Laws 1985, ch. 163, § 6.
Cross references. — For the federal Commodity Exchange Act, see 7 U.S.C. § 1.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations
Article 13A - Model State Commodity Code
Section 58-13A-1 - Short title.
Section 58-13A-2 - Definitions.
Section 58-13A-3 - Unlawful commodity transactions.
Section 58-13A-4 - Exempt persons.
Section 58-13A-5 - Exempt transactions.
Section 58-13A-6 - Unlawful commodity activities.
Section 58-13A-7 - Fraudulent conduct.
Section 58-13A-8 - Liability of principals, controlling persons and others.
Section 58-13A-9 - Securities laws unaffected.
Section 58-13A-11 - Investigations.
Section 58-13A-12 - Enforcement.
Section 58-13A-13 - Power of court to grant relief.
Section 58-13A-14 - Criminal penalties.
Section 58-13A-15 - Administration.
Section 58-13A-16 - Cooperation with other agencies.
Section 58-13A-17 - General authority to adopt rules, forms and orders.
Section 58-13A-18 - Consent to service of process.
Section 58-13A-19 - Scope of the code.
Section 58-13A-20 - Procedure for entry of an order.