P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 251h
The duly authorized personnel of the Department of Health and of the Department of Labor and Human Resources is hereby empowered to enter any building, house, store or premise at any time of day, to examine the conditions thereof and to report thereon, or to cause to be removed or corrected, urgently, any conditions of ionizing radiation in the manner and way prescribed by the regulations. Notwithstanding the previous authorization, the investigations or inspections of private dwellings or rooms shall not be conducted without the previous permission of the tenant of the private dwelling or room the object of inspection. If the tenant refuses to give permission for said inspection any district judge or justice of the peace may, upon receipt of a sworn statement to the effect that there is probable cause therefor, issue an order authorizing said official to enter such private dwelling or room for the purpose of conducting such investigation or inspection.
Entry and inspection in areas under federal jurisdiction shall require the authorization of the federal government or its duly authorized representatives.
History —June 24, 1965, No. 79, p. 182, § 9; Mar. 27, 1967, No. 7, p. 155, § 1.