P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 1680
(a) The sale of animals on streets, roads, and public places of the Island is hereby prohibited.
(b) All breeders shall hold a license issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Department of Health shall be the agency responsible for issuing said licenses and for establishing the requirements therefor. Any breeder operating without a license from the Department of Health for such purposes, after said license is available at the Department of Health, shall be guilty of a fourth-degree felony.
(1) If upon conviction, the accused qualifies and avails him/herself of serving time on probation or of any alternative method other than jail imprisonment, the punishment shall entail a mandatory fine ranging from one thousand [dollars] ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c) Selling animals on the streets, roads, or public places of the Island shall constitute a fourth-degree felony.
(1) If upon conviction, the accused qualifies and avails him/herself of serving time on probation or of any alternative method other than jail imprisonment, the punishment shall entail a mandatory fine ranging from one thousand [dollars] ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(d) Instances of recidivism in this crime entail, in addition to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the imposition of a fixed fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(1) If upon conviction, the accused qualifies and avails him/herself of serving time on probation or of any alternative method other than jail imprisonment, the punishment shall entail a mandatory fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
History —Aug. 4, 2008, No. 154, § 2.17.