P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 722
(a) Whenever the Secretary finds after investigation that the distribution of food in Puerto Rico, may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during the manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health, and that such injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after such articles have entered commerce, then, and in such case only, he shall promulgate regulations to regulate the issuance of permits to the respective manufacturers, processors, or packers and such permits shall govern the manufacture, processing or packing of such class of food and shall be in force for the temporary period of time that may be necessary to protect the public health; and after the effective date of such regulations, and during such temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce any such food manufactured, processed, or packed by any such manufacturer, processor, or packer unless such manufacturer, processor, or packer holds a permit issued.
(b) The Secretary is authorized to suspend immediately upon notice any permit issued under the provisions of this section if it is found that any of the conditions thereof have been violated. Upon the revocation thereof the holder of a permit shall have the right to apply for its reinstatement and the Secretary shall then hear the new evidence, shall direct the reinspection of the establishment, and shall reinstate such permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit.
(c) Any officer or employee duly authorized by the Secretary shall have access to any factory or establishment, the owner of which holds the said permit; and denial of access for such inspection shall be ground for suspension of the permit until such access to his establishment is freely given by the owner.
History —Apr. 26, 1940, No. 72, p. 492, § 12, eff. 90 days after Apr. 26, 1940.