P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 244g
In the case of violations of the terms of this chapter and its regulations, the Secretary of Consumer Affairs shall impose administrative fines to violators, in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation. In the case of subsequent violations, he/she may impose fines up to the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the second violation and up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) for subsequent violations. The administrative fines shall be paid by certified check or money order to the Secretary of the Treasury; [fifty percent] (50%) of the revenues, on account of said fines, shall be directed to the Puerto Rico Food and Nutrition Commission and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Promotion of Health of the Department of Health, for the purpose of developing educational campaigns geared toward encouraging healthy eating habits and promoting health in the population.
History —Sept. 13, 2007, No. 120, § 9, eff. 10 months after Sept. 13, 2007.