P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 444j
Professional sports shall be under the control of the Professional Sports Commission, hereinafter “the Sports Commission”, attached to the Office of the Secretary, headed by a General Commissioner and formed by associated commissioners, named by the Secretary, in representation of the various sports, who shall serve as advisors to the General Commissioner, except for the sports of cockfighting and boxing, which shall be supervised by independent commissions. The naming of the associated commissioners may be temporary or permanent, according to the specific characteristics of the activity in question.
(a) The Sports Commission shall regulate general aspects of the safety and welfare of athletes, underage athletes and spectators, for which it shall adopt general regulations for professional sports activities in Puerto Rico.
(b) Additionally, it shall supervise, subsidiary, in order to guarantee compliance with the laws controlling commercial, entrepreneurial and labor activities, applicable in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and it shall issue regulations about the necessary elements for protecting the welfare of young sportsmen who could be talented for professional sports, to avoid their being exposed to risk the loss of educational possibilities.
(c) The Sports Commission shall not intervene in technical-competitive aspects of the sport, which shall be carried out according to the norms of the sports federation or of the leading organization of the sport at a national level.
(d) Any organization that operates, produces, or promotes any activity, event, season or professional sports tournament, as defined in this chapter, must have a license or authorization issued by the Commission.
History —Jan. 8, 2004, No. 8, § 13, eff. 120 days after Jan. 8, 2004.