P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 771o
(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the meat and meat food products at establishments conducting such operations shall not apply to:
(1) The slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in intrastate commerce of the meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for the use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests; nor to
(2) the custom slaughtering of animals by any person delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the preparation by such slaughter and transportation in intrastate commerce of the meat and meat food products exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; provided, that such slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling animals, meat or meat food products.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to those operations which traditionally and usually are performed in retail stores and restaurants, when carried out in said stores and restaurants or establishments of a similar type, in the amounts normally sold directly to the consumer, or that are normally used in rendering services to customers.
(c) The slaughtering of animals and the preparation of the meat and meat food products shall be made in accordance with those sanitary conditions that by regulations the Secretary may prescribe. Any violation to these provisions are hereby prohibited.
(d) The provisions of this chapter on adulteration and labeling, except in regard to the inspection legend shall apply to the articles exempted from inspection under the provisions of this section.
History —June 28, 1969, No. 120, p. 334, § 16.