P.R. Laws tit. 13, § 31717
(a) The Secretary shall not issue a license to deal in weapons and ammunition, as those terms are defined in §§ 455 et seq. of Title 25, to establishments located in a person’s home or residence, or in any type of vehicle or mobile establishment. Nor shall he/she issue licenses to establishments located in rural zones, unless there is a commercial area with proper sites for such purposes in the zone. Furthermore, the Secretary shall not issue any license to deal in weapons and ammunition when the building where the establishment is located does not meet the security standards required by regulations of the Puerto Rico Police for the protection of said weapons and ammunition against theft, fire, improper use, or any other risk to life and property.
(b) Inspection. — At least once a year, the Puerto Rico Police shall inspect the establishments engaged in the dealing of weapons and ammunition to determine if they meet the safety standards required by regulations. The Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police shall issue a certificate to the Secretary approving or disapproving the security measures taken by the dealer within ten (10) days from the date of said inspection. He/she shall also send a copy of the certificate to the dealer.
(c) Weapons and Ammunitions Depot. — The required security measures established in subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to firearm dealers who have deposited all the weapons and ammunition they possess for sale in the Weapons and Ammunition Depot established in §§ 458l of Title 25. These merchants shall present a certificate from the Puerto Rico Police to the Secretary certifying that all the weapons they possess for sale have been turned over to the Depot, in lieu of the certificate on security measures.
(d) Negative certification. — A denied security certificate, as required by subsection (b) of this section, as well as noncompliance with any one of the security measures by a dealer who has not deposited all the weapons and ammunition for sale at the Police Weapons and Ammunition Depot, or the lack of a Police certificate stating that the dealer has turned in his/her weapons for sale at the Depot, shall be sufficient cause to deny issuance or renewal of the license.
History —Jan. 31, 2011, No. 1, § 3050.07, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2011.