P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 1529
The Fishing Research Laboratory Council is hereby created. The Council shall be constituted by the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources or his/her representative, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture or his/her representative, the Director of the Fishing Promotion, Development and Administration Program, the Director of the Fishing Research Laboratory Council, two (2) commercial fishermen, a sports or recreational fisherman, a fresh water aquaculturist, a mariculturist, a representative of the Department of Marine Sciences of the Mayagüez campus of the University of Puerto Rico specialized in the fishing industry, the Assistant Secretary for Commercial Agriculture of the Department of Agriculture and the Director of the Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Bureau of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
The Council shall be responsible for establishing and ensuring that the public policy on the fishing research and statistics programs carried out by the Laboratory is complied with. The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall be in charge of the administration of the Laboratory. The Council’s agreements shall be adopted by the majority of its members. The Council shall meet at least four (4) times a year in regular meetings and shall hold as many special meetings as the Council deems necessary. The Council shall adopt those rules and regulations it deems necessary for its internal operation, as well as for the due compliance of the provisions of this chapter.
History —Aug. 23, 1990, No. 61, p. 245, § 10; Dec. 14, 1997, No. 144, § 4; Aug. 14, 1999, No. 234, § 3.