P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 1026
This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this Compact are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected. If this Compact is held contrary to the Constitution of any state participating herein, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect, as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
The Pest Control Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions, legally joining in the form substantially as follows:
(1) Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies and officers of this state may cooperate with the Insurance Fund established by the Pest Control Compact.
(2) Pursuant to § 1019(h) of this title, copies of bylaws and amendments shall be filed with the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico.
(3) The Compact administrator for this state shall be the Secretary of Agriculture.
(4) Within the meaning of § 1021(b) or § 1023(a) of this title, a request or application for assistance from the Insurance Fund may be made by Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico.
(5) The department, agency, or officer expending or becoming liable for an expenditure on account of a control or eradication program undertaken or intensified pursuant to the Compact shall have credited to his account, in the State Treasury the amount or amounts of any payments made to this state to defray the cost of such program, or any part thereof, or as reimbursement thereof.
(6) As used in this Compact, with reference to this state, the term “executive head” shall mean the Governor.
History —Jan. 20, 2010, No. 10, § 11.