P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 1525
The usufructuary of woodland shall enjoy all the profits which the same may produce, according to the nature thereof.
If the woodland is a copse or consists of timber for building, the usufructuary may do such ordinary cutting and felling as the owner was in the habit of doing, and, in default of this, he may do so in accordance with the custom of the place, as to manner, amount and season.
In any case, the felling or cutting of trees shall be made so as not to prejudice the preservation of the tenement.
In tree nurseries, the usufructuary may make the thinnings necessary to permit the remaining trees to develop properly.
With the exception of the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, the usufructuary cannot cut down trees unless it be to restore or improve any of the things in usufruct, and in this case, the owner shall previously have knowledge of the necessity for the work.
History —Civil Code, 1930, § 414.