Foreign corporation - Admission of foreign corporation conducting activities - Obtaining licenses and permits

A foreign corporation may not: 1. Conduct activities in this state or obtain any license or permit required by this state until it has procured a certificate of authority from the secretary of state. 2. Conduct in this state any activity that is prohibited to a corporation incorporated under this chapter. 3. Be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or country where the corporation is incorporated differ from the laws of this state.