ARSD 20:08:03:15. Cross-border exemptions from registration for broker-dealers and agents

(1) Broker-Dealer Exemption. A broker-dealer that is registered in Canada and who has no office or other physical presence in this state is exempted from broker-dealer registration pursuant to SDCL 47-31B-401(d), if the broker-dealer complies with the following conditions: (a) Registered with or is a member of a self-regulatory organization in Canada, stock exchange in Canada, or the Bureau des services financiers; (b) Maintains in good standing its provincial or territorial registration and its registration with or membership in a self-regulatory organization in Canada, stock exchange in Canada, or the Bureau des services financiers; and (c) Effects or attempts to effect transactions in securities: (1) With or for a person from Canada who is temporarily present in this state, with whom the Canadian broker-dealer had a bona fide broker-dealer-client relationship before the person entered the United States; or (2) With or for a person from Canada who is present in this state, whose transactions are in a Canadian self-directed tax advantaged retirement account of which the person is the holder or contributor. (2) Agent exemption. An agent who represents a Canadian broker-dealer that is exempt under this rule is exempt from agent registration under SDCL 47-31B-402(b)(9).