Saving a fillable pdf form as a non-fillable pdf form in Acrobat

Hi all,
I have created a form from Acrobat Pro 9 and I would like users to be able to fill out the fields, be able to edit, save it and email them back to me. Although, once it is sent, I would like the form to be locked and non-fillable.
Is this possible in Acrobat Pro 9?
Thank you in advance.

Use digital certificate signature to lock the fields.

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