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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-11/249/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253)›§ 249 - Petition for adjustment of regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253) › § 249 - Petition for adjustment of regulations | (a) Any land occupier may file a petition with the Committee alleging great difficulties or unnecessary hardship in carrying out the strict letter of a land use regulation upon his lands, and praying the Committee to authorize a variance from the terms of the regulation in their application to his lands. Copies of such... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-11/250/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253)›§ 250 - Cooperation of agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253) › § 250 - Cooperation of agencies | Agencies of the Commonwealth Government, or other governmental subdivision of the Commonwealth, which have jurisdiction over publicly-owned lands lying within any soil conservation district, shall cooperate with such district in the development of the programs and operations of such district.
History —Mar. 26, 1946, No... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-11/251/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253)›§ 251 - Discontinuance of districts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253) › § 251 - Discontinuance of districts | At any time after three (3) years following the organization of a district under §§ 241—252 of this title, any twenty-five (25) occupiers of land lying within such district may file a petition with the Soil Conservation Committee to terminate the existence of the district. The Committee may conduct such meetings and he... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-11/252/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253)›§ 252 - Appropriations and expenditures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253) › § 252 - Appropriations and expenditures | The sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is hereby appropriated from any funds in the Commonwealth Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the use of the Puerto Rico Soil Conservation Committee of Puerto Rico in carrying out any of the provisions of §§ 241—252 of this title; Provided, That the Comm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-11/253/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253)›§ 253 - Representative soil; Bayamón Series of Soils | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 11 - Puerto Rico Soil Conservation (§§ 241 — 253) › § 253 - Representative soil; Bayamón Series of Soils | The Bayamón series of soils is hereby designated as the representative type of soil for Puerto Rico.
History —May 12, 1999, No. 115, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-i/318/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e)›§ 318 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e) › § 318 - Creation | Under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico there is hereby established a program of incentives, services and other measures that may tend to the integrated development of the coffee zone of Puerto Rico, both in the agricultural and the industrial aspect.
History —Dec. 8, 1966, No... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-i/318a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e)›§ 318a - Phases | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e) › § 318a - Phases | In accordance with the provisions of § 318 of this title the Program shall consist of economic aids, technical assistance, payment of incentives and subsidies, rendering of services and other measures to help the coffee zone industry to carry out the following phases, without it being construed as a limitation to the e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-i/318b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e)›§ 318b - Transfer of items | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e) › § 318b - Transfer of items | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized with the approval of the Governor or the officer on whom he may delegate, to make transfers among the different items appropriated by §§ 318—318e of this title.
History —Dec. 8, 1966, No. 6, p. 37, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-i/318c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e)›§ 318c - Functions of Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e) › § 318c - Functions of Secretary | The Secretary of Agriculture is vested with such faculties, rights and powers as may be necessary to carry out, by his own or through employees, agents or authorized representatives, the purposes of §§ 318—318e of this title, including without it being construed as a limitation, the following purposes:
(a) To receive a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-i/318d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e)›§ 318d - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e) › § 318d - Regulations | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby vested with powers and faculties to promulgate the standards and regulations that he may deem necessary to establish the terms and conditions for the granting of benefits in the different phases of the program, [whose] rules and regulations shall have force of law after the requir... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-i/318e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e)›§ 318e - Operation and expense information | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter I - Development of the Coffee Zone (§§ 318 — 318e) › § 318e - Operation and expense information | The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Legislature, at the beginning of each Regular Session, a report containing a relation of his operations in compliance with §§ 318-318e of this title, and the amounts used for operation and administrative expenses.
History —Dec. 8, 1966, No. 6, p. 37, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319 - Creation; machinery, equipment, ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319 - Creation; machinery, equipment, personnel and expenses | There is hereby created in the Agricultural Services Administration the Program for the Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations, and the Administration is hereby authorized, with the funds herein provided, to acquire machinery and equipment, employ personnel and to incur in other expenses necessar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319a - Appropriations and authorized o... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319a - Appropriations and authorized obligations | The sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is hereby appropriated from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury to the Agricultural Services Administration for the above mentioned purposes and it is authorized to incur obligations up to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to be used in the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319b - Inclusion in budget | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319b - Inclusion in budget | The cost of the replacement of machinery and equipment and the administration expenses of this program from and after the Fiscal Year 1967-68, shall be included in the General Budget of Expenses of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Dec. 8, 1966, No. 8, p. 43, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319c - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319c - Regulations | The Agricultural Services Administration shall be empowered to prescribe rules and regulations to enforce the purposes of §§ 319—319g of this title; it being understood, that, for the purposes of reasonably reducing the cost of this service as far as possible, the farmer shall only pay half of the cost of the materials... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319d - Personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319d - Personnel | The personnel appointed chargeable to the funds appropriated by §§ 319—319g of this title shall be included in the Exempt Service created by Act No. 345 of May 12, 1947, as amended.
History —Dec. 8, 1966, No. 8, p. 43, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319e - Faculties of Agricultural Servi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319e - Faculties of Agricultural Services Administration | There is hereby conferred to the Agricultural Services Administration those faculties, rights and powers as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 319—319g of this title, including, but without it being construed as a limitation, the following:
(a) To receive as a gift from any natural or juridical person or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319f - Farmers Advisory Committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319f - Farmers Advisory Committee | To facilitate the cooperation between farmers and the Government for the attainment of the purposes of §§ 319—319g of this title, there is hereby created a Farmers Advisory Committee appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, which Committee shall have the function of advising the Agricultural Services Administration o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14/subchapter-ii/319g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g)›Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g)›§ 319g - Transfers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14 - Program for the Production of Coffee (§§ 318 — 319g) › Subchapter II - Eradication of Plant Pests and Diseases in Coffee Plantations (§§ 319 — 319g) › § 319g - Transfers | All rights, obligations, funds, appropriation balances, properties, equipment, materials and all kinds of real property corresponding to the program created hereunder are hereby transferred to the Agricultural Services Administration. The Agricultural Services Administration is hereby authorized to use for this program... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320 - Definitions | For the purposes of §§ 320—320 l of this title, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Beneficiary.— Means a person who owns, manages or is in charge of an establishment to receive, purchase and process ripe and green coffee beans on a commercial scale, to submit it to the cleaning, wa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320a - License—Requirement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320a - License—Requirement | Every person who operates a roasting operation, is engaged in the purchase of, or is a processor of coffee on a commercial scale or imports coffee to be sold at wholesale or retail, must obtain a license to engage in said business from the Secretary of Agriculture and it shall be illegal for that person to engage in su... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320b - License—Procedure; forms | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320b - License—Procedure; forms | Every application for a license shall be filed at the Department of Agriculture on a form provided by it and shall contain the information required by that Department. Every coffee roaster, purchaser, importer, and processor must display his/her license in a place visible to the public.
History —Oct. 29, 1992, No. 82, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320c - License—Denial, suspension or revocation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320c - License—Denial, suspension or revocation | The Secretary is hereby authorized to deny, revoke, or suspend the license of any person who has failed to comply with the provisions of §§ 320—320 l of this title or with the applicable regulations.
Any applicant or holder of a license, who has been affected by the decision of the Secretary of Agriculture denying, sus... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320d - Prohibitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320d - Prohibitions | It is hereby declared to be illegal:
(a) To adulterate or blend fine or coarse ground coffee beans with any other grain or substance, with the intention of selling, offering, or having it for sale, without previously obtaining a license from the Department, or without having paid the corresponding fees to the Departmen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320e - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320e - Penalties | Every natural or juridical person who violates § 320d of this title by him/herself or through an agent or employee, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction, shall be sentenced: for the first violation, to imprisonment for a fixed term of three (3) years. If there are aggravating circumstances, the established f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320f - Prima facie evidence | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320f - Prima facie evidence | The report submitted by the Laboratory for the Analysis and Registry of Agricultural Materials of the Department of Agriculture, certified by its Director, shall be prima facie evidence that any coffee bean or fine or coarse ground coffee has been adulterated or mixed with any other grain or substance.
History —Oct. 29... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320g - Administrative sanctions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320g - Administrative sanctions | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby empowered to impose administrative sanctions pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Procedure Act”, on any person who fails to comply with the provisions of §§ 320—320 l of this title, except that which is regulated by § 320d of this title or with any norm o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320h - Attachment of assets | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320h - Attachment of assets | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby empowered to attach any property that has been used in the commission of any of the felonies typified herein.
The procedure established by §§ 1723 et seq. of Title 34, known as the “Uniform Attachments Act”, shall govern the attachment and disposal of the assets indicated above.
H... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320i - Secretary—Information required | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320i - Secretary—Information required | The coffee producers, processors, purchasers, importers and roasters:
(1) Shall provide all the information that the Secretary deems necessary to draft those orders, resolutions and regulations that must be approved.
(2) They will maintain and put at the disposal of the Secretary; the books, records of acreage, variety... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320j - Secretary—Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320j - Secretary—Powers | In addition to the other powers provided by §§ 320—320 l of this title, the Secretary shall have the following:
(1) To examine the books, accounts and any other document of the coffee producers, purchasers, processors and roasters in order to carry out the investigations he/she deems necessary in order to enforce the p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320k - List of coffee blends | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320k - List of coffee blends | The Secretary is empowered to require roasters to submit a list of the coffee blends to be sold and marketed in Puerto Rico under specific norms in order to guarantee the composition and origin of the coffee blend to the consumer.
History —Oct. 29, 1992, No. 82, § 12. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14a/320l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l)›§ 320l - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14A - Coffee Industry (§§ 320 — 320l) › § 320l - Regulations | The Secretary is empowered to adopt the regulations needed to enforce of §§ 320—320 l of this title. The regulations adopted to such effect shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3.
History —Oct. 29, 1992, No. 82, § 13. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14c/322/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e)›§ 322 - Declaration of public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e) › § 322 - Declaration of public policy | It shall be the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico to support, promote, develop, and strengthen the Puerto Rican agricultural industry, by means of all available and feasible mechanisms within constitutional, governmental, and economic parameters in order to create the highest number of jobs in the Island, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14c/322a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e)›§ 322a - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e) › § 322a - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Government of Puerto Rico, or Government.— Means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, offices, municipalities, and public corporations.
(b) Local worker, or local workfo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14c/322b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e)›§ 322b - Responsibilities of the agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e) › § 322b - Responsibilities of the agencies | (a) Department of Labor and Human Resources.— For the purpose of implementing the public policy set forth herein and to achieve the objectives of the “Manos Pal Campo Act”, these agencies shall have the following functions and objectives:
(1) To create and maintain a statistics system that affords the highest level of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14c/322c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e)›§ 322c - Report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e) › § 322c - Report | Within the first ninety (90) days of each calendar year, the Departments of Agriculture and of Labor and Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to the Governor of Puerto Rico and to the Legislative Assembly a report on the activities that have been conducted in compliance with this chapter, whi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14c/322d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e)›§ 322d - Compliance with the act | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e) › § 322d - Compliance with the act | The Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Human Resources, and through the Department of State, shall exercise all discretion and authority to implement the public policy set forth as a purpose of this chapter; and shall observe and oversee faithful compliance with the federal immi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-14c/322e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e)›§ 322e - Applicability to government entities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 14C - Manos Pal’ Campo Act (§§ 322 — 322e) › § 322e - Applicability to government entities | The Department of Labor and Human Resources and the Department of Agriculture shall be the agencies entrusted with the application of this public policy, which shall be extensive to other government instrumentalities and to municipalities that wish to develop similar programs.
History —Mar. 30, 2011, No. 38, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/348/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 348 - Tobacco Industry—Generally | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 348 - Tobacco Industry—Generally | The function of the University of Puerto Rico, to be performed by the Agricultural Experiment Station, shall be to study the problems of the cultivation of tobacco and of the tobacco industry; to furnish technical and promotional services to the tobacco growers of Puerto Rico, and to extend its activities over all aspe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/349/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 349 - Tobacco Industry—Purchase and sale of property and products; model sheds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 349 - Tobacco Industry—Purchase and sale of property and products; model sheds | The Agricultural Experiment Station and the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works are hereby authorized to purchase such lands as are necessary in any tobacco district of the Commonwealth for the success of tobacco experimentation and promotion. The Agricultural Experiment Station is hereby authorized to lease a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/350/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 350 - Tobacco Industry—Donations; contracts with other institutions and corporations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 350 - Tobacco Industry—Donations; contracts with other institutions and corporations | The Agricultural Experiment Station is authorized to receive any donation that may be made to it; and it is likewise authorized to make contracts or agreements with any other institution of the country or with private corporations for the benefit of tobacco experimentation and the promotion of the tobacco industry.
His... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/351/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 351 - Trust Fund-Tobacco Institute of Puerto Rico—Generally | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 351 - Trust Fund-Tobacco Institute of Puerto Rico—Generally | Any balance on deposit, as of June 30, 1950, in the Trust Fund-Tobacco Institute of Puerto Rico created by Act No. 89 of May 11, 1937, as amended, is hereby transferred to the General Fund of the Commonwealth Treasury; Provided, That on and after July 1, 1950, all the receipts for said Trust Fund-Tobacco Institute of P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/352/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 352 - Tobacco Industry—Reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 352 - Tobacco Industry—Reports | At the end of each fiscal year, the Agricultural Experiment Station shall submit a report to the Governor of the Commonwealth.
History —May 11, 1937, No. 89, p. 221, § 15. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/353/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 353 - Loans for tobacco curing sheds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 353 - Loans for tobacco curing sheds | The sum of $50,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury, for the granting of loans for constructing, enlarging, improving and/or repairing sheds for tobacco curing. Growers having individual tobacco production and marketing quotas s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/354/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 354 - Tobacco Shed Loans Revolving Fund | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 354 - Tobacco Shed Loans Revolving Fund | A revolving fund is hereby created in the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico to be known as Tobacco Shed Loans Revolving Fund. There shall be covered into the said Fund the appropriation made in § 353 of this title, future appropriations, the repayments of such loans, and any gifts received by the Department of A... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/355/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 355 - Rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 355 - Rules and regulations | The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered to prescribe the proper rules and regulations necessary for the effectuation of §§ 353—357 of this title, including, among other things, the fixing of the maximum limit of the loans, the priorities for the granting thereof, the securities and/or insurance ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/356/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 356 - Officers and employees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 356 - Officers and employees | The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered, in enforcing §§ 353—357 of this title, to use any organization established in any of the dependencies of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico that he may deem convenient. He is, furthermore, empowered to appoint and fix the compensation of the off... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/357/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 357 - Gifts and contracts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 357 - Gifts and contracts | The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to accept gifts for the purposes of §§ 353—357 of this title and to execute such contracts, covenants and agreements as he may deem necessary and convenient for the effectuation of the purposes hereof.
History —June 26, 1959, J.R. No. 101, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-15/358/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359)›§ 358 - Insurance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 15 - Tobacco (§§ 331 — 359) › § 358 - Insurance | (a) The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered to procure, through the Bureau of Public Bonds and Insurance of the Department of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, insurance against risks of destruction, totally or partially, as a result of winds or of fire, of the tobacco sheds constructed, enlarged, im... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/371/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 371 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 371 - Definitions | (a) Grower (colono). — For the purposes of §§ 371—405 of this title, “grower” (colono) shall be understood to mean every natural or juridical person, or public corporation, that delivers sugarcane to a sugar mill where said cane is to be ground.
(b) Central. — Shall be understood to mean any mill engaged in the manufac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/372/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 372 - Grinding priorities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 372 - Grinding priorities | No sugar mill [shall] refuse to grind the sugarcane of a grower or his/her successors or successors in interest, who has been a grower of said mill during any of the three (3) years prior to the date on which he/she offers said cane to be ground, and the mill shall give preference to them to grind their cane, over the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/373/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 373 - Sugar content | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 373 - Sugar content | In all cases in which a colono delivers his cane to a central for the manufacture of sugar, the following method shall govern in determining the sugar content of 96 degrees of polarization, of the cane delivered:
(a) A continuous sample of first extraction juice for not less than three (3) minutes shall be taken from e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/374/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 374 - Share belonging to growers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 374 - Share belonging to growers | In all cases in which a grower delivers his/her sugarcane to a mill for the manufacture of sugar, payment of the share of each grower in the sugar and molasses produced by his/her sugarcane is fixed in the manner stated below: It being understood that the grower’s share fixed in this section for the sugars and molasses... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/375/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 375 - Transportation of cane | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 375 - Transportation of cane | The following terms and conditions shall govern the transportation and hauling of the grower’s cane:
(a) The mill may provide the means of transportation for its grower’s sugarcane from his/her field to the mill, and when it does so provide it, shall compensate the grower with seven and a half cents (7.5[) per ton of c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/376/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 376 - Provisional liquidations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 376 - Provisional liquidations | The provisional liquidations of sugar corresponding to the growers shall be made fortnightly or monthly by the mill, as determined by the Department, or in its defect, for the liquidation period used during the immediately preceding year, taking as the value of the sugar for the liquidation thereof, the average price o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/377/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 377 - Final liquidations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 377 - Final liquidations | The final liquidations of shipping and marketing expenses will be made after the mill has sold all the sugar and has completed its real expenses incurred for shipping and marketing, which must be previously approved by the Department; Provided, That if the Department or any owner does not agree with the fairness or cor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/377a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 377a - Final liquidations—Share received in sugar | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 377a - Final liquidations—Share received in sugar | Whenever a grower or a group of growers who receive their share in the proceeds of their cane in sugar sell said sugar to a sugar broker intermediary, or to any other buyer, on the basis of a given price or a price to be determined in the future, less shipment and marketing expenses, the Department shall have jurisdict... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/377b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 377b - Final liquidations—Share payable in cash | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 377b - Final liquidations—Share payable in cash | Whenever a mill pays a grower the money for his/her share in the proceeds of the canes delivered for grinding at said mill, based on a given price of sugar less the shipping and marketing expenses as provided by § 377 of this title and sells the sugar to a sugar broker intermediary or to any other buyer, the Department... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/378/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 378 - Checking computations by Department representatives or growers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 378 - Checking computations by Department representatives or growers | The Department or any grower or group of growers of any mill, on their own account and expense, may designate a representative and the necessary assistants at the factory, the scales and laboratories of the mill, under the regulations promulgated by the Department to such effects, to oversee the testing operations of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/385/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 385 - Regulations—Analyses, apparatus, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 385 - Regulations—Analyses, apparatus, etc | The Department is hereby empowered to prescribe the rules and regulations it deems proper with regard to taking of samples, analysis and computations. The Department shall be empowered to cause all weighing and measuring devices used by the mills to be calibrated and shall determine whether the laboratory equipment use... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/386/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 386 - Regulations—Liquidation, payment, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 386 - Regulations—Liquidation, payment, etc | Within the powers and limitations established in §§ 371—405 of this title the Department is hereby empowered to prescribe rules and regulations in connection with the liquidation, disposal, pignoration, insurance and payment of the sugar and molasses produced by the growers’ cane as well as the compensation which the g... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/388/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 388 - Inspection of accounts; filing of reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 388 - Inspection of accounts; filing of reports | The Department shall have the right at all times to examine all the accounts, files and notes kept by the mills and may designate any of its officers, officials or employees to perform said inspection. The Department shall also have the power to require that any report, file, document or data be prepared and filed in i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-i/389/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390)›§ 389 - Verification of factors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter I - Sugar Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 371 — 390) › § 389 - Verification of factors | The Department is hereby authorized to verify, at any time it may deem convenient, the factors computed and used by the mills to render the liquidation to the grower and if it were to find a deficiency unfavorable to the grower, the mill shall be bound to immediately readjust the factor determined by the Department, th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-ii/406/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter II - Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry (§§ 406 — 408)›§ 406 - Integration | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter II - Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry (§§ 406 — 408) › § 406 - Integration | There is hereby created a Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry, which commission shall be composed of the following members: the Presiding Officers of both Houses of the Legislative Assembly, the chairmen of the Committees on Agriculture and on Labor of both Houses of the Legislati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-ii/407/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter II - Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry (§§ 406 — 408)›§ 407 - Presiding officers; advisors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter II - Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry (§§ 406 — 408) › § 407 - Presiding officers; advisors | The Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry, set up under § 406 of this title, shall be presided over by the Presiding Officers of both Houses of the Legislative Assembly, who shall alternate in presiding over the meetings of the Commission; Provided, That the said Commission shall ha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-ii/408/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter II - Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry (§§ 406 — 408)›§ 408 - Scope of survey | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter II - Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry (§§ 406 — 408) › § 408 - Scope of survey | The Commission for the Survey of the Problems Confronted by the Sugar Industry shall make a thorough investigation of the present situation of the industry, including production costs, quotas, competition, sugar market prices, etc.; Provided, That it shall make a direct investigation of the conditions prevailing in the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iii/409/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414)›§ 409 - Property taxes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414) › § 409 - Property taxes | The provisions of any other act to the contrary notwithstanding, sugar produced in Puerto Rico in excess of the annual marketing quotas appertaining to producers and growers, as the case may be, as fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in the exercise of the authority vested in him under Act No. 38... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iii/410/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414)›§ 410 - Unemployment security taxes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414) › § 410 - Unemployment security taxes | Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary of § 2 of Act May 13, 1951, No. 420, sugarcane growers and sugar factories growing their own sugarcane shall, insofar as such sugarcane is concerned, be exempt from payment of the tax of ten cents (10¢) on each hundredweight of raw sugar yielded by such sugarcane harvested... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iii/411/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414)›§ 411 - Manufacturing tax | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414) › § 411 - Manufacturing tax | The provisions of any other act to the contrary notwithstanding, sugar produced in Puerto Rico in excess of the annual marketing quotas appertaining to producers and growers, as the case may be, as fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in the exercise of the authority vested in him under Act No. 38... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iii/412/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414)›§ 412 - Selling price; reduction of exemption | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414) › § 412 - Selling price; reduction of exemption | It is requisite, for excess sugar to receive the benefits of the exemptions referred to by §§ 409—411 of this title, that such sugar shall have been heretofore sold or shall hereafter be sold outside the domestic market, chargeable to the surplus from the 1951 and 1952 crops, at a price lower than the domestic price as... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iii/413/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414)›§ 413 - Refunds or credits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414) › § 413 - Refunds or credits | The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico shall return, chargeable to any existing funds in the Treasury of Puerto Rico, or credit, to the pertinent taxpayer, any amount paid as property tax on surplus sugar exempt by the provisions of §§ 409—414 of this title; he shall likewise return, chargeable to any existing pe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iii/414/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414)›§ 414 - Appropriations; personnel; regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter III - Tax Exemptions (§§ 409 — 414) › § 414 - Appropriations; personnel; regulations | The sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from any available funds in the Treasury of Puerto Rico, for the enforcement of §§ 409—414 of this title; and, said sections being of a transitory character, the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint such personn... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420 - Program to Improve the Sugar Industry; creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420 - Program to Improve the Sugar Industry; creation | Under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, there is hereby established a program of incentives, services and other measures with the intention of improving the sugar industry, not only in its agricultural phase but also in the manufacturing.
History —Dec. 6, 1966, No. 1, p. 3, §... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420a - Phases | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420a - Phases | In accordance with the provisions of § 420 of this title, the program shall consist of economic aid, technical aid, payment of incentives and subsidies, rendering of services and other measures to help the sugar industry to carry out the following phases, without it being construed as limiting the extent of the program... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420b - Authority to transfer | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420b - Authority to transfer | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Governor or of the officer in whom he may delegate, to make transferences between the different items appropriated by §§ 420—420g of this title.
History —Dec. 6, 1966, No. 1, p. 3, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420c - Use of surpluses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420c - Use of surpluses | Any surpluses of appropriations provided by approved laws or joint resolutions for similar or analogous programs to those established by §§ 420—420g of this title shall be used, in addition to the funds herein appropriated, to strengthen any or whichever of the phases of the program indicated in § 420a of this title.
H... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420d - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420d - Regulations | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby vested with the powers and faculties to promulgate the standards and regulations which he might deem necessary to establish the terms and conditions for the granting of benefits in the different phases of the program, which shall have force of law in compliance with the requiremen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420e - Personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420e - Personnel | The personnel appointed chargeable to the funds appropriated by §§ 420—420g of this title shall be included in the Exempt Service in accordance with the act which created the Personnel Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Act No. 345 of May 12, 1947, as amended. For the administration of this program the provisio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420f - Faculties, rights and powers of Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420f - Faculties, rights and powers of Secretary | The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby vested with those necessary faculties, rights and powers so that through himself, or through his employees, agents or authorized representatives, shall carry out the purposes of §§ 420—420g of this title, including but without it being construed as a limitation, the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-17/subchapter-iv/420g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g)›Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g)›§ 420g - Annual reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 17 - Sugar (§§ 371 — 420g) › Subchapter IV - Program to Improve Sugar Industry (§§ 415 — 420g) › § 420g - Annual reports | There shall be annually rendered to the Legislature a report of the investments and of the funds appropriated by §§ 420—420g of this title, also of the works and tasks carried out with said funds.
History —Dec. 6, 1966, No. 1, p. 3, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430 - Definitions | The following terms and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the meaning stated below, except when it is otherwise clearly indicated in the context:
(a) Assets. — Shall mean any thing owned by a person or enterprise.
(b) Authority. — Shall mean the Puerto Rico Land Authority, created by §§ 241 et seq. of Title ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430a - Transfer authorization | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430a - Transfer authorization | (a) Subject to the requirement imposed by subsection (b) of this section, the negotiation leading to the transfer of the following assets of the Corporation or Authority to the enterprise(s) for the nominal value of one dollar ($1), is hereby authorized and approved:
(1) The Mercedita Refinery, which shall not be sold ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430b - Additional restrictions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430b - Additional restrictions | During the first twenty-five (25) years from the date of transfer, the assets of the Corporation and/or the Authority subject to the transfer approved by this chapter, shall only be used for the cultivation, production, marketing and sale of sugar cane and its byproducts. Said assets shall not be sold, transferred, ced... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430c - Supervision by the Authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430c - Supervision by the Authority | The Authority shall be entitled to examine the books, accounts and records of the enterprise(s) for the period of twenty-five (25) years, in order to verify that the assets alienated by the enterprise(s) are reinvested in their operations.
The enterprise(s) shall be responsible for providing to the Legislature and to t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430d - Liabilities of the Corporation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430d - Liabilities of the Corporation | The Corporation and/or the Authority shall retain the liabilities, except for those that the enterprise(s) agree to assume in any transfer contract signed by the Executive Director of the Corporation. The Corporation and/or the Authority is hereby authorized to transfer to the enterprise(s) the liabilities that the ent... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430e - Incentives | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430e - Incentives | This chapter shall not affect the granting of subsidies and incentives provided to the colonos through the Farming and Animal Husbandry Services and Development Administration. No later than five (5) years after the transfer date, the Secretary shall conduct a study and present to the Governor of Puerto Rico his/her re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430f - Authorization | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430f - Authorization | The Executive Director of the Corporation, or if the latter has been liquidated, the Executive Director of the Authority, is hereby authorized to negotiate the specific terms and conditions of the transfer, as well as to execute and grant, on behalf and in favor of the Corporation, all certificates, deeds, agreements, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430g - Liquidation ordered | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430g - Liquidation ordered | The Executive Director of the Corporation and/or the Authority is hereby authorized to solicit from time to time, from the Puerto Rico Legislature, the funds needed to liquidate all those obligations of the Corporation or the Authority, while administering the Mercedita Refinery, related to retirement plans and collect... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430h - Extension of accreditation benefits for prior services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430h - Extension of accreditation benefits for prior services | The accreditation benefits for prior services accrued in the Employees Retirement System of the Government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities are extended to the employees of the sugar mills which were acquired by the Government of Puerto Rico after 1970 and which became participants in the Retirement System when... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-18/430i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i)›§ 430i - Exemption of rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 18 - Sugar Corporation—Transfer of Assets and Debts to Sugarcane Growers (§§ 430 — 430i) › § 430i - Exemption of rights | The transfer of all real property and other property provided in this chapter shall exempt them from the payment of all kinds of fees prescribed for granting public documents and the registration of said documents and other operations in the Puerto Rico Property Register.
History —Sept. 5, 1996, No. 189, § 11. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-19/431/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434)›§ 431 - Regulation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434) › § 431 - Regulation | The duties of the Department of Agriculture shall be, among others, to labor for the improvement of the production of citron on this island, and for an improved industrial processing thereof in order to safeguard the quality of the products; to make surveys of markets; to take steps to find markets for said fruit; and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-19/432/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434)›§ 432 - Referendum; scope of regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434) › § 432 - Referendum; scope of regulations | The Department of Agriculture shall adopt regulations, which shall be submitted to a referendum among the citron producers and industrialists of Puerto Rico not later than thirty days after the adoption thereof by the Department. Said regulations shall, without implying a limitation to the powers of the Department, inc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-19/433/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434)›§ 433 - Personnel; finances | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434) › § 433 - Personnel; finances | The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to employ personnel from his department, without prejudice to other duties, and he is hereby authorized to dispose, for the enforcement of §§ 431—434 of this title, of any sums, or the part thereof that may be necessary which may be available in his department and not o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-19/434/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434)›§ 434 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 19 - Citron Industry (§§ 431 — 434) › § 434 - Penalties | The violation of §§ 431—434 of this title or regulations hereunder shall be considered as a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a maximum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation, and for subsequent violations by a minimum fine of two hundred dollars ($200).
History —May 5, 1948, No. 94, p. 212, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-21/472/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 21 - Promoting Cultivation of Various Products (§§ 461-467 — 473)›§ 472 - Bay trees, protection and promotion of cultivation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 21 - Promoting Cultivation of Various Products (§§ 461-467 — 473) › § 472 - Bay trees, protection and promotion of cultivation | The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby directed to promulgate such rules and regulations as he may consider necessary for the purpose of protecting the present plantations of bay trees and of preventing their destruction, and that likewise tend to increase the cultivation of this tree in Puerto Rico; Pro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-21/473/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 21 - Promoting Cultivation of Various Products (§§ 461-467 — 473)›§ 473 - Repealed. Act Feb. 18, 2011, No. 13, § 1, effective February 18, 2011 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 21 - Promoting Cultivation of Various Products (§§ 461-467 — 473) › § 473 - Repealed. Act Feb. 18, 2011, No. 13, § 1, effective February 18, 2011 | History —Apr. 12, 1917, No. 36, p. 202, § 1; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-23/519/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535)›§ 519 - Short title; definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535) › § 519 - Short title; definitions | Sections 519—535 of this title may be cited as the “Fertilizer Act of Puerto Rico”.
For the purposes of §§ 519—535 of this title, the following definitions shall govern:
(a) Secretary. — The Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico or his authorized representative.
(b) Department. — The Department of Agriculture of Puer... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-23/520/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535)›§ 520 - Procedures for establishing grades and formulas | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535) › § 520 - Procedures for establishing grades and formulas | (a) The Secretary is hereby authorized to establish the number and the grades of all commercial fertilizer that may be manufactured, imported or sold for use in Puerto Rico. Except as provided below in subsection (c) of this section, no commercial fertilizer whatsoever or soil additive may be imported, manufactured or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-23/520a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535)›§ 520a - Introduction of commercial fertilizers with sand, earth, soil or vegetable matter as filler | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535) › § 520a - Introduction of commercial fertilizers with sand, earth, soil or vegetable matter as filler | (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the [importation] or introduction into Puerto Rico of any commercial fertilizer whatsoever which contains or may contain sand, earth, soil or vegetable matter as a filler, or whose filler contains or may contain any type of plant disease, as that term is defined... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-five/chapter-23/521/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706)›Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535)›§ 521 - Bonds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FIVE - Agriculture (§§ 1 — 4706) › Chapter 23 - Fertilizer (§§ 501 — 535) › § 521 - Bonds | Every person or organization manufacturing, importing and/or distributing, for use in Puerto Rico, commercial fertilizers and/or raw materials for fertilizers and amendments to the soil shall file with the Secretary a bond in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in the amount that the Secretary may determine, and ... |
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