P.R. Laws tit. 15, § 301

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§ 301. Authorization as legal sport; cultural right

(a) Cockfighting is hereby authorized in Puerto Rico as a legal sport.

(b) The holding of cockfights in Puerto Rico is hereby established as a cultural right of all Puerto Ricans, pursuant to Section 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations, adopted by the General Assembly Resolution 217(iii) of December 10, 1948.

History —July 31, 2007, No. 98, §§ 2, 3, eff. 90 days after July 31, 2007.