In short
Act 102 of 2026, the “Act to Control the Swine Threat to Our Farmers”, orders the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to exceptionally authorise wild-pig hunting by any farmer affected by their presence on their farms, through the granting of a special non-sporting hunting permit for population control, as provided by Article 16 (a) of Act No. 241-1999, known as the New Wildlife Act of Puerto Rico. It also orders the Secretary to amend Regulation number 6765 to add the wild pig, Sus scrofa, to Appendix number 2: Invasive Animals and Plants (Harmful). The permit will be valid for two years, subject to renewal, and the farmer must file a report with DRNA and the Department of Agriculture on the number of pigs hunted; complying with that report is a requirement for renewal. The farmer must identify an area within their property for disposal of the remains, holding the corresponding Department of Health permits. Transporting, selling, consuming the meat or disposing of it in an unauthorised place is prohibited, on pain of revocation of the permit and/or an administrative fine of up to five hundred dollars per violation.
What is it?
It is an exceptional authorisation created by law for a specific problem: herds of wild pigs moving from farm to farm destroying crops. It is not a sport-hunting licence. It is a special non-sporting hunting permit for population control, aimed at the affected farmer, with a fixed term, a mandatory report and strict rules about what may be done with the animal once hunted.
Who can do it?
Any farmer affected by the presence of wild pigs on their farms. The law writes the mandate in those terms and publishes no further eligibility criteria.
Requirements
- Be a farmer affected by the presence of wild pigs on your farms. The permit is the exceptional mechanism the law creates for that situation.Verified against the official source
- Identify an area within your property for proper disposal of the animal remains.Verified against the official source
- That the area hold the corresponding Department of Health permits as a disposal site, and comply with sanitary handling and proper disposal of the remains.Verified against the official source
- File a report with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the Department of Agriculture on the number of wild pigs hunted during the period. Complying with that mandate is a requirement to renew the permit.Verified against the official source
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Step by step
Step 1: Know which permit the law orders
It is a special non-sporting hunting permit for population control, granted as provided by Article 16 (a) of Act No. 241-1999, the New Wildlife Act of Puerto Rico. Act 102-2026 orders the DRNA Secretary to authorise it exceptionally for any farmer affected by wild pigs on their farms. We did not read Act 241-1999 or the regulation, so we do not describe the rest of Article 16 (a) here.
Step 2: Expect the regulations to come after the law
Article 2 expressly says DRNA, the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture must establish and approve the regulations and collaborative agreements so farmers who wish to may apply for the permit and be properly advised. That is why this guide gives you no form and no address: the law publishes neither. Ask DRNA directly about the special non-sporting hunting permit for wild-pig population control.
Step 3: Prepare the disposal area before hunting
Article 5 puts it as a duty of the authorised farmer: identify an area within their property for proper disposal of the remains, holding the corresponding Department of Health permits as a disposal site, and comply with sanitary handling and proper disposal of the animal remains. It is a separate piece from the hunting permit and Health handles it.
Step 4: Respect the prohibition: no transporting, selling or eating
Article 6 prohibits — because of the risk of disease transmission — transporting, selling, consuming the meat, or disposing in an unauthorised place of the wild pigs hunted. Non-compliance is grounds for revocation of the permits granted and/or imposition of an administrative fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) per violation committed.
Step 5: Keep count: the report conditions the renewal
The permit lasts two years, subject to possible renewal. During that period it is the farmer’s responsibility to file a report with both DRNA and the Department of Agriculture on the number of wild pigs hunted. Article 4 says complying with that mandate is a requirement to renew the permit, so the count has to be kept from day one.
Where to do it
At the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, which the law orders to grant the permit. The disposal area is permitted through the Department of Health. The law publishes no office, address or form.
How long it takes
What to do if something goes wrong
This guide describes all of Act 102-2026, which is the only thing we read. We did not read Act 241-1999 or Regulation 6765, so we do not know what else Article 16 (a) requires for this type of permit or how Appendix 2 reads after the amendment the law orders. The law publishes no cost, processing time, form or office, and its own Article 2 leaves the regulations pending, so the actual procedure may still be being built when you read this. The Article 6 prohibition is broad and the text carries no exceptions: there is no route in this law to make use of the meat. Confirm any operational detail directly with DRNA before hunting. PRFácil does not process permits or represent anyone before DRNA.
Common mistakes
- Treating it as sport hunting: the text expressly calls it a special non-sporting hunting permit for population control.
- Using or selling the meat: Article 6 prohibits transporting, selling and consuming it, with an administrative fine of up to $500 per violation.
- Burying or dumping the remains anywhere: the disposal area must be within your property and hold the corresponding Department of Health permits.
- Leaving the report to the end: complying with the report to DRNA and Agriculture is a requirement to renew the permit at two years.
- Assuming the law alone opens the window: Article 2 leaves the regulations and collaborative agreements between DRNA, Health and Agriculture pending.
Frequently asked questions
Can I hunt the wild pigs on my farm without a permit?
The law does not authorise free hunting: it creates an exceptional authorisation mechanism through a special permit the DRNA Secretary must grant the affected farmer. Everything the law regulates — the two-year term, the report, the disposal area, the prohibitions — hangs from that permit.
Can I eat or sell the meat of the pig I hunted?
No. Article 6 expressly prohibits, because of disease transmission risks, transporting, selling, consuming the meat and disposing of it in an unauthorised place. Non-compliance is grounds to revoke the permit and/or impose an administrative fine of up to $500 per violation.
How long does the permit last and how is it renewed?
Two years, subject to possible renewal. To renew you must have complied with the report to DRNA and the Department of Agriculture on the number of wild pigs hunted during that period. The law publishes no renewal form and no deadline.
What happens to the wild pig as a species after this law?
The law orders the Secretary to amend Regulation number 6765, governing wildlife conservation and management, exotic species and hunting, in order to add the wild pig or Sus scrofa to Appendix number 2: Invasive Animals and Plants (Harmful). We did not read that regulation, so we do not know what else that classification carries with it.
Official sources
These are the government pages this guide is based on.
- Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA)
DRNA
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Last verified
August 27, 2026
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