P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 410l
(a) Any person engaged in the retail sale or distribution of veterinary medications which do not require a prescription shall apply to and obtain from the Secretary of Health a license as retail veterinary nonprescription medication distributor. Provided, That the Secretary of Health, by regulation and in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish the norms, requirements, controls and procedures that shall govern the consideration of an application that any natural or juridical person (conducting business as agricultural supply stores, transporters, for example) may submit in order to obtain a veterinary prescription medication distributor. This license authorizes the holder to sell veterinary prescription medications only when a veterinarian’s order has been received. None of the provisions herein shall authorize said person to sell or distribute veterinary products classified as “controlled substances” under the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 24, known as the “Puerto Rico Controlled Substances Act”. The College of Pharmacists of Puerto Rico, the College of Veterinarians of Puerto Rico, and the Office of Drug Control of Puerto Rico may investigate any complaint and ensure strict compliance with the laws in effect relative to the sale of veterinary prescription medications in Puerto Rico. The Department of Health shall establish, by regulation, an adequate mechanism for the management and processing of said veterinarian’s orders, ensuring that the integrity and the safety of the human food chain are not compromised.
The Secretary shall adopt, by regulation, the requirements for obtaining licenses, as well as the norms, controls and procedures for the retail distribution of veterinary nonprescription medications.
Provided, That any person engaged in the commercial dealing of veterinary medications in Puerto Rico may, at the time of approval of this act, continue engaged therein for a maximum term of two (2) years from the date of approval of this act. Once said term has elapsed, he/she shall cease said practice, except in the event he/she is granted the corresponding license under the terms of this chapter.
History —Sept. 3, 2004, No. 247, § 5.13.