P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4955

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§ 4955. Duties of itinerant business owners

Every owner and operator of an itinerant business must comply with the provisions of this chapter, the ordinances and regulations adopted pursuant to the same, as well as with any other applicable law, regulation, order or standard. Without it being construed as a limitation, he/she must:

(a) Be up to date in the payment of the license, income and property tax and any other fee or tax levied by the Central or the Municipal Governments. The municipality shall establish the procedures needed to insure compliance with the aforesaid and in the case of taxes and fees imposed by the Central Government, it shall establish the necessary coordination to achieve those ends.

(b) Devote the itinerant business only to the retail sale of the goods and services indicated in the corresponding license and operate the latter in the place or places and hours specifically authorized.

(c) Be diligent in renewing the itinerant business license.

(d) Be up to date in the payment of the periodic rent inapplicable cases.

(e) Refrain from conveying or transferring his/her license of [sic] from leasing or subleasing the itinerant business to another person, except with an authorization in writing from the corresponding municipality. Any change, transfer, conveyance, sale, donation, lease or any other transaction that affects or alters the authorization for a license granted previously by the municipality shall be null and void.

(f) Obtain and maintain the license, permit or authorization required by law in effect in the case of retail sales of goods and services regulated by law.

(g) Observe strict compliance with the price schedules and any other applicable regulations of the Department of Consumer Affairs, as well as the schedules and regulations of other public agencies that may be applicable.

History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, added as § 20.006 on Oct. 29, 1992, No. 84, § 103.