P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 1098
(a) The Secretary shall appoint [an Advisory] Board that will be integrated by two (2) representatives of the public interest, one representative of the producers, one representative of the manufacturers and one representative of the retail sector.
(b) The Advisory Board’s function shall be that of advising the Secretary and the Administrator on the administration of §§ 1092-1118 of this title.
(c) The Chairman of the Advisory Board shall convoke the members of the Advisory Board to meet every three (3) months. Said meetings shall have the material and logistic support of the Milk Industry Regulation Office. Notwithstanding the above, the Secretary, the Administrator, or the Chairman of the Advisory Board may convoke meetings, when in their judgment, the same are necessary to address any situation pertinent to the milk industry.
(d) Each of the members of the Advisory Board shall receive [a] per diem equal to seventy-five dollars ($75) for each day of service up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300) each year, for a total of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) a year. Provided, That should it be necessary to hold any special meeting, the payment of per diems shall be made by the Milk Industry Development Fund.
(e) The appointment of the members of the Advisory Board shall be made within fifteen (15) days following the effective date of this act.
History —June 11, 1957, No. 34, p. 67, § 7; June 27, 1993, No. 19, § 1; July 18, 1998, No. 136, § 1.