Reptiles & Amphibians - Prohibited Actions and Protections - Puerto Rico

The introduction, possession, acquisition, sale or transfer in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of those fishes, also including mollusks and crustaceans, as well as amphibians, reptiles, wild birds, microorganisms, insects, wild mammals, or their eggs or progeny, which the Secretary of Agriculture designates as harmful to the agricultural, cattle and crop raising, horticultural, forestry or wild life interests, or that because of their predatory or poisonous nature could constitute a threat or risk to the life or safety of human beings, is hereby prohibited.

Citation: P.R. Code Ann. tit. 5., § 1601