P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 377
(a) Every employer and every representative contractor within this Commonwealth shall procure from the Department an employer’s permit. Application for such permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the Department. Such permit shall be in writing, dated when issued, and signed by the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources or by his duly authorized representative. It shall give the name and address of the person to whom it is issued and shall designate and limit the acts that are permitted. Such permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of its issuance, unless sooner revoked for just cause.
(b) No permit shall be issued to any person, or to the successor or successors of any person whose permit has been revoked by the Department, until after the two (2) years following such revocation.
(c) Any employer, or a representative contractor, who delivers to another person any articles or materials for manufacture by industrial [home-based work] without having in his possession a valid employer’s permit from the Department, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or to undergo imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History —May 15, 1939, No. 163, p. 812, § 7, eff. 90 days after May 15, 1939.