P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 1003
The following acts are hereby prohibited:
(a) The introduction, use, storage, distribution, sale or offer to send, receive, deliver or offer to deliver or transport any pesticide or device:
(1) That is not registered in the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico.
(2) That is adulterated or mislabeled.
(3) Whose label differs from the label under which it was registered in the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico.
(4) Whose container has lost its effectiveness to prevent the escape of the product, or whose container fails to meet the requirements of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder, or the federal laws and regulations.
(b) The use or application of any pesticide or device in ways that do not comply with the instructions for its use which appear on its label.
(c) The introduction, distribution, sale and use of any pesticide that lacks federal registration, that does not meet the requirements for exemption established in this chapter or its regulations or the corresponding federal law on pesticides or its regulations.
History —June 10, 1953, No. 49, p. 120, § 3; July 20, 1979, No. 138, p. 326, § 2; Aug. 21, 1999, No. 278, § 2.