§ 10-5A-5 - Conditions for acting as commodity merchant; designation of board of trade
               	 		
O.C.G.A.    10-5A-5   (2010)
   10-5A-5.    Conditions for acting as commodity merchant; designation of board of trade 
      (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 or been suspended or revoked; or
      (2)  Is  exempt from such registration by virtue of the Commodity Exchange Act  or of a Commodity Futures Trading Commission 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, suspended, or revoked.