Idaho § 30-1505 - Unlawful commodity activities
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 30-1505 — Unlawful commodity activities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-1505. Unlawful commodity activities
(1) No person shall 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 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.
[30-1505, added 1989, ch. 414, sec. 1, p. 1010.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 30-1505
What does Idaho Statutes § 30-1505 cover?
Section 30-1505 ("Unlawful commodity activities") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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