P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 774b
(a) Any meat or meat food product or any dead, dying, disabled or injured, or diseased animal that is being transported in intrastate commerce, or is held for sale in the Commonwealth before and after such transportation, and that:
(1) Is or has been prepared, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this chapter; or
(2) is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded, or
(3) in any other way is in violation of this chapter, shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned through petition filed in the court within the jurisdiction of which the article or animal is found. If the article or animal is condemned it shall, after entry of the decree, be disposed of by destruction as the courts may direct and the proceeds, if sold, less the court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid into the Treasury of the Commonwealth, but the article or animal shall not be sold contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, or of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; Provided, That upon the execution and delivery of a sufficient bond conditioned that the article or animal shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to the applicable commonwealth and federal laws, the court may direct that such article or animal be delivered to the owner thereof subject to such supervision by authorized representatives of the Secretary as is necessary to insure compliance with said laws.
(b) The provisions of this section shall in no way derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of this chapter, or other laws.
History —June 28, 1969, No. 120, p. 334, § 403.