P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 2031
(a) Agricultural worker.— Any person who labors for pay in work that leads to agricultural or livestock production, the maintenance of a farm, or its direct dependencies for the storing, transportation, distribution and marketing of farm produce.
(b) Secretary.— The Secretary of Agriculture of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c) Eligible farmer.— Any natural or juridical person who legally owns a farm and is engaged in general agriculture, including all of its branches, such as cattle raising, aviculture, bee raising, minor crops, horticulture and others; and who pays agricultural workers at least the wages guaranteed by this chapter.
(d) Regional office.— Each one of the Agricultural Regional Offices established by the Department of Agriculture.
(e) Wage subsidy.— The amount to be reimbursed to eligible farmers, including the corresponding additional charges for interest, workers insurance, unemployment insurance and employers’ social security share, as provided by regulations.
History —Aug. 5, 1989, No. 46, p. 157, § 2, retroactive to July 1, 1989.