P.R. Laws tit. 13, § 32561

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§ 32561. Licenses for retailers located less than one hundred (100) meters from schools, churches, religious centers, or public or private drug or alcohol rehabilitation facilities

(a) The Secretary shall not issue new licenses to new businesses intending to engage in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages from sites located at a distance of less than one hundred (100) meters from a public or private school, a church or religious center, or a public or private facility for the rehabilitation of addicts to controlled substances or alcohol. The distance of one hundred (100) meters shall be considered as radial or linear, as the case may be, and shall be counted from the fence, wall, or any other sign of demarcation of the school, church or religious center, or public or private facility for the rehabilitation of addicts to controlled substances or alcohol.

(b) Any person that is interested in being issued a new license under the provisions of this section shall state in the petition required in § 32556 of this title whether, at the time of filing the application, the site he/she plans to establish for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages is located or not at a distance of less than one hundred (100) meters from a public or private school, a church or religious center, or a public or private facility for the rehabilitation of addicts to controlled substances or alcohol.

(c) If the applicant for a new license falsely declares that the commercial establishment for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages is not located at a distance that is less than that established above with regards to a public or private school, a church or religious center, or a public or private facility for the rehabilitation of addicts to controlled substances or alcohol, the Secretary shall not issue the license, or if he/she has already issued it, he/she shall proceed to revoke it, pursuant to the powers granted by §§ 33001 et seq. of this title, following the procedures indicated therein.

History —Jan. 31, 2011, No. 1, § 5050.11, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2011.