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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580 - Creation

A Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board is hereby created, attached to the Department of State of Puerto Rico and subject to the provisions of Act No. 320, of April 13, 1946. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) persons appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. Any vacancy occurring before the expiration of a board member’s term shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member causing the vacancy.
(a) The Governor may remove from office any member of the Board after notice and hearing for negligence in the discharge of his office or for conviction of a felony or misdemeanor entailing moral turpitude.
(b) Four (4) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
(c) The Board shall elect a Chairman from among its members.
(d) Each member of the Board, including public employees and officials, shall receive fifty dollars ($50) for each day or portion thereof in which they render services to the Board, in addition to compensation for mileage from their domicile to the site of the Board and back, according to the regulations of the Department of the Treasury to such effect. As of January 1, 1999, the members of the Board shall receive per diems equal to the minimum per diems established for the members of the Legislature, up to a maximum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per year, except for the Chairperson of the Board who shall receive per diems equal to one hundred and thirty-three percent (133%) of the per diems received by the remaining members of the Board.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 1; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 2; May 30, 1972, No. 51, p. 117, § 1; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2; Mar. 7, 1983, No. 5, p. 10; Aug. 2, 1995, No. 101, § 1; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 7, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580a - Requirements of members

The members of the Board shall be citizens of the United States of America and residents of Puerto Rico at the time of their appointment and shall be persons of recognized capacity. They shall be duly licensed to practice the profession of barber or hair stylist in Puerto Rico and an active member of the College of Barbers and Hair Stylists. Furthermore, they shall have actively practiced their profession as barber or hair stylist during a period of not less than five years.
Members of the Governing Board of the Puerto Rico College of Barbers and Hair Stylists, its employees, inspectors, or members of its permanent or temporary commissions shall not be members of the Examination Board. The owners, stockholder[s], or members of the Board of Directors of private schools where barbers’ and hair stylists’ courses are offered cannot be members of the Examination Board either.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 2; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 1, eff. 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580b - Duties

The Board shall keep a journal of all its proceedings, an archive and a registry wherein shall be entered the names and addresses of those persons to whom it may issue a license, with the number and the date thereof, as well as the refusal, suspension and revocation of same. This registry shall be open to the public during working hours.
The Board shall submit an annual report to the Governor of the work performed by it.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 3, eff. 90 days after June 27, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580c - Powers

(a) The Board shall have the power to issue, renew, refuse, suspend and revoke licenses required by §§ 580—580n of this title, in accordance with the provisions thereof.
(b) The Board shall adopt an official seal for all the licenses it may issue and shall prepare such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the enforcement of its duties. Such rules and regulations shall be approved by the Governor and shall have force and effect of law.
(c) The Board shall have power by itself or through authorized agents to investigate, on its own or upon a denouncement made by any private citizen, any barber shop, school or college of barbers in Puerto Rico to enforce the provisions of §§ 580—580n of this title and of the rules and regulations approved hereunder.
(d) It shall further have power to require the appearance of witnesses, when it be necessary, through summons issued by the courts, to take oaths and hear testimonies and proof concerning the matters under its jurisdiction.
(e) The Board shall be authorized to establish, under the conditions and qualifications it may deem necessary, [reciprocity] for the granting of license without examination directly with any state of the United States or with any other country wherein qualifications similar to those established herein are required for the [obtaining] of a barber license and similar concessions are provided for barbers licensed by this Board.
(f) The Board may authorize the College of Expert Barbers and Hair Stylists of Puerto Rico, pursuant [to] the norms and rules that the Board specifies through regulations, to implement the organization of an inspectors system to oversee compliance of the provisions of §§ 580—580n of this title.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 4; May 30, 1972, No. 51, p. 117, § 2; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 2, eff. 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580d - License—Holding

Any person who may hereafter apply to practice the profession of barber or of hair stylist must have a license duly issued by the Board for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of §§ 580—580n of this title.
Such license must be posted in a conspicuous and clearly visible place where the licensee works.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 5; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 3; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580e - License—Requirements

(1) Any person who aspires to obtain a barber’s license must meet the following requirements:
(a) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, be of sound health and of good moral conduct.
(b) To have passed a barber’s course in a vocational school established by the Commonwealth or in a barber’s college duly-accredited by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, or to have worked as a barber’s apprentice for a term of two (2) years.
The Examining Board shall accredit as “salons” qualified for the apprenticeship of barbers those that meet the basic requirements of the teaching of theory and practice as established by the Board.
(c) To have passed an examination before the Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board or before three (3) barbers authorized by the Board for such purpose. In this case all such three (3) barbers shall certify to the Examining Board the result of the examination. Such examination must include a theoretical and a practical part and it shall also be required from the applicant to have a basic knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to the profession.
The examination may also be taken by all such persons who meet the qualifications set forth in clause (a) of this subsection and who have a certificate or barber’s license authorized by another state or country wherein the same qualifications are substantially required for the practice of this profession.
(d) Shall pay a fee for the examination and issue of the license as provided by the State Department, through law and its regulations.
(e) Shall present to the Board, a medical certificate attesting that the applicant enjoys good health after the exam is approved.
(2) Any person who hopes to obtain a barber’s stylist license shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Be a barber with a license issued by the Examining Board to practice as such.
(b) Enjoy good health and [be of] good moral conduct.
(c) Have passed a stylist’s course in a school or college recognized by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico.
(d) To have passed an examination on hairstyling before the Examining Board or before three (3) hair stylists duly licensed and authorized by the Board for such purpose.
The examination may also be taken by all such persons who meet the qualifications set forth in this subsection and who have a certificate or hair stylist’s license from a state of the United States of America or from a country wherein the same qualifications are substantially required for the practice of this profession.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 6; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 4; May 30, 1972, No. 51, p. 117, § 3; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2; Dec. 19, 1997, No. 176, § 1; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 3, eff. 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580f - License—Apprentice; requirements

Any person who aspires to obtain a barber’s license must meet the following requirements:
(a) To have attained the age of sixteen (16).
(b) Be of good moral conduct and sound health.
(c) Pay the fee for the issuance of the license as provided by the Department of State, by law and its regulations.
No barber apprentice shall practice his profession if not under the direct supervision of a barber duly licensed by the Examining Board.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 7; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 5; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 4, eff 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580g - License—Schools and teachers

The Department of Education is hereby authorized to accredit barber schools and to certify teachers for the barber schools.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 8; Dec. 19, 1997, No. 176, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580h - License—Renewal

Every license for barber or hair stylist granted by virtue of §§ 580—580n of this title shall be renewable every three (3) years, provided that the following requirements are met:
(a) A medical certificate attesting that the applicant enjoys good health is presented.
(b) Payment of the fee for license renewal as provided by the Department of State, by law and its regulations. The Department of State shall be responsible for all that is related to the preparation and remitting of the new licenses and the renewal thereof.
(c) A certificate from the College of Barbers and Hair Stylists stating that the license holder is an active member of the College is presented.
[The Examining Board shall automatically cancel every license that has not been renewed within the term of four (4) years after it has been issued. Provided, That in such a case the interested party shall pay a penalty of ten dollars ($10) for each year that has elapsed since the expiration of his license.]
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 9; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 6; May 30, 1972, No. 51, p. 117, § 4; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2; July 9, 1986, No. 79, p. 258; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 4 [bis], eff. 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580i - License—Denial, revocation and suspension; judicial review

The Board may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew, as the case may be, any of those licenses required in §§ 580—580n of this title, for any of the following reasons:
(a) Immoral conduct in the practice of the profession.
(b) Habitual drunkenness or continuous use of drugs or narcotics.
(c) Practicing the profession knowing that he is afflicted with an infectious or contagious disease.
(d) Employing or allowing a person to work in a barbershop without the corresponding license; Provided, That this provision shall be applicable to any owner, administrator, or manager of any barbershop requiring a license hereunder.
(e) Having been convicted for an offense entailing moral turpitude.
(f) Failure to renew the license within three years after its expiration, unless the fees and penalties established by the Department of State pursuant to §§ 10—16 of this title, 1991, and the regulations approved pursuant to said Act are paid.
(g) Practicing the trade without being duly admitted to the college.
The defendant shall be accorded the opportunity of a hearing before the Board to defend himself against the complaint. The final decisions of the Board may be reviewed by the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, through an action for review, which shall be initiated within thirty (30) days from the date of the service of the notice to the person aggrieved by the Board’s decision.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 10; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 7; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 5, eff. 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580j - Fees

Examination and license fees shall be paid by vouchers.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 11, eff. 90 days after June 27, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580k - Penalties

Any violation of the provisions of §§ 580—580n of this title, or of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) nor less than fifty dollars ($50) or imprisonment for a maximum term of three (3) months, or by both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 12; May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 8; May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2; Sept. 12, 2003, No. 274, § 6, eff. 90 days after Sept. 12, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580l - Transfers

The members of the Barbers Examining Board, created by Act No. 146, of July 21, 1960, as amended, shall become members of the Board hereby created until the expiration of the term for which they were appointed. All properties, documents, archives and all the matters under the consideration of the Barbers Examining Board under the provisions of the said act hereby repealed shall be transferred to the Board herein created. The licenses and apprenticeship permits in effect, issued by virtue of Act No. 146, of July 21, 1960, shall be recognized by the Board hereby created, and shall be valid until their expiration term.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, § 14, eff. 90 days after June 27, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter I - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board (§§ 571 — 580n) › § 580n - Definitions

Unless otherwise deduced from the context, the terms expressed below shall have the following meanings:
(a) To practice the profession of barber. — Refers to any person authorized by a license issued by the Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board to cut, trim, and retouch the hair of a person by any other means or method assisted by his hands and by the use of combs, scissors, machines and manual or electrical devices to cut the hair, to render other similar services such as dyeing, shampooing and giving scalp, neck and face massages, and to shave beards by the application of foamy soap.
(b) To be engaged in the profession of hair stylist. — Refers to any person qualified and authorized by license issued by the Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board to create hairdos according to different styles, periods, personality and predominant facial features of a particular person by any means or method assisted by his hand and through the use of his hands, combs, tonics, lotions and other accessories or manual or electrical devices.
(c) Examining Board. — The Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board.
History —June 27, 1968, No. 146, p. 431, added as § 16 on May 30, 1972, No. 47, p. 106, § 9; added again as § 16 on May 27, 1975, No. 28, p. 53, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582 - Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 582—582i of this title, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning expressed hereinafter:
(a) Barber or Hair stylist.—Shall mean every person duly authorized to practice the barber or hair stylist’s profession in Puerto Rico pursuant to the provisions of §§ 580—580n of this title.
(b) Association. — Shall mean the juridical or corporate entity whose constitution and organization under the name of Barbers and Hair Stylists Association, is authorized by §§ 582—582i of this title.
(c) Board. — Shall mean the Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board, established and constituted pursuant to §§ 580—580n of this title.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 1, eff. 90 days after July 1, 1988.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582a - Creation

All persons authorized to practice the barber or hair stylist’s profession are hereby constituted into a juridical or corporate entity known as the Barbers and Hair Stylists Association of Puerto Rico, with main offices in the capital city of Puerto Rico, provided the majority of them so agree in a referendum to those effects to be held pursuant to §§ 582—582i of this title.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 2, eff. 90 days after July 1, 1988.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582b - Powers

The Barbers and Hair Stylists Association shall have the following powers:
(a) Exist ad perpetuam under the name of the Barbers and Hair Stylists Association of Puerto Rico and to sue and be sued as a juridical person.
(b) Possess and use an official seal that can be altered at its volition pursuant to the association’s bylaws to be affixed to all its official documents.
(c) Acquire real and personal property by purchase, gift, bequest, foreclosure, contribution among its members or by any other legal manner, possess, mortgage, rent and otherwise dispose of them.
(d) Designate its director, officers and officials.
(e) Adopt its general regulations in harmony with the provisions of §§ 582—582i of this title which shall only be amended in its regular or special annual assembly, with the presence of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total of members of the Association, with notice given to them of the amendments to be considered, in the manner and the number of days prior to said assembly and the number of votes needed for its approval pursuant to the procedure and requirements provided therein; furthermore, said general regulations shall not be suspended in any of its parts, except when in conflict with the laws of Puerto Rico, and in said case, only that part shall be suspended in order to harmonize said provision with the act.
(f) Adopt a Code of Professional Ethics that shall govern the conduct of all of its members.
(g) Receive and investigate complaints filed with respect to the conduct of its members while in the exercise of the profession, which may be referred to the Governing Board of the Association, or to the committee or commission prescribed by the general regulations, so that action can be taken after a preliminary hearing in which the affected person is guaranteed the right to timely notice, to appear motu proprio or accompanied by counsel, present evidence, and examine the evidence presented against him/her, and if grounds are found, to file the corresponding action before the Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board.
(h) Protect its members through the creation of a fund for widows and orphans, insurance systems and special funds or in any other manner aid those who retire because of physical disability or advanced age and the heirs or beneficiaries of those members who die.
(i) Represent all barbers and hair stylists licensed as such in Puerto Rico pursuant to the terms of §§ 582—582i of this title and as provided in its general regulations.
(j) Carry out all the incidental powers that are necessary or convenient for purposes of its creation, provided they are not in conflict with the provisions of §§ 582—582i of this title.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 3; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 231, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582c - Duties

Without it being understood as a limitation, the Association shall have the following duties:
(a) To hold at least one (1) regular annual assembly of members or their delegates, in case the Association is organized by districts or municipalities, to elect the members of the Board of Directors, and to consider any other matter that shall be submitted to the determination and approval of the members or delegates, pursuant to §§ 582—582i of this title and the general regulations of the Association.
(b) Contribute to the improvement of the practice of the barbering and hair styling profession in Puerto Rico.
(c) To promote better working and living conditions for its members and their families.
(d) To defend the rights and welfare of its members and offer assistance and aid for such purposes.
(e) To promote fraternal relations and collaboration among all its members.
(f) To promote and maintain the practice of the barbers and hair stylists profession within the strictest principles of professional ethics and public morality.
(g) To carry out at least one annual audit of all Association funds by independent public accountants and according to recognized public accounting practices.
(h) Submit a general report to the regular annual assembly on all its activities, achievements and funds.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 4; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 231, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582d - Obligatory membership

Once the Association is organized pursuant to the terms and procedures established by §§ 582—582i of this title, no person may practice the barbering or hair stylists profession unless he/she is a member of the Association.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 5, eff. 90 days after July 1, 1988.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582e - Membership requirements

All barbers and hair stylists duly authorized to practice as such in Puerto Rico pursuant to the provisions of §§ 580—580n of this title, which create the Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and who comply with any other obligations imposed by §§ 582—582i of this title, shall be members of the Association.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 6, eff. 90 days after July 1, 1988.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582f - Dues

The members of the Association shall pay annual dues in the amount, on the date and in the manner established by the general regulations, which may be changed in the regular annual assembly of the Association. In every case, an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present shall be required to [set] the annual dues. Any member of the Association who does not pay the dues required by §§ 582—582i of this title and who is otherwise qualified to continue as [a] member shall be suspended as [a] member, but may be reinstated by payment of the total amounts owed on account of dues.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 7; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 231, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582g - Organization

The future of the Association shall be guided, in the first place, by the General Assembly and in the second, by its Board of Directors. The Governing Board of the Association shall be constituted by a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, an Auditor and eight (8) Delegates, who shall be elected or appointed in the manner and for the terms of office established in the General Regulations of the Association.
The members shall have the option of voting to elect the officials of the Governing Board at their convenience, in person or by mail, when so provided through an amendment to the regulations of the Association, and following the procedure provided by the Association in said regulations. The procedure established by the Association for voting by mail must guarantee the privacy, reliability, secrecy and validity of said vote. The Association may also limit, through an amendment to the regulations, those officials that may be elected by mail vote.
The Association may be organized by districts and municipalities, provided it is so determined by regulations, and the participation of all members of the Association who reside permanently or work full-time within such districts and municipalities is guaranteed through delegates of their own choosing elected at an assembly held for such purpose. Said delegates shall be elected from among those members of the Association who also reside permanently or practice their profession within the geographical boundaries of the respective districts and municipalities.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 8; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 231, § 4; Aug. 9, 1998, No. 218, § 1, eff. 60 days after Aug. 9, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582h - Regulations

The general regulations of the Association shall provide for whatever is not foreseen in §§ 582—582i of this title, including anything which concerns the functions, duties and procedures of all its official bodies, notices of meetings, the assemblies of members and delegates, the sessions of the Board of Directors, their dates, election of directors and officers, standing committees or commissions of the Association, how to fill vacancies, the budget and investment of funds, and all that concerns the processes of the Association that is not in contravention with the provisions of §§ 582—582i of this title.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 9, eff. 90 days after July 1, 1988.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 30 - Barbers and Hair Stylists Examining Board and Association (§§ 571 — 582i) › Subchapter II - Barbers and Hair Stylists Association (§§ 581-581j — 582i) › § 582i - Penalties

Any person who practices the profession of barber or hair stylist in Puerto Rico without being a member of the Association, and any person who acts or advertises as such without being duly licensed by the Board, shall incur in a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished with a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) month nor more than two (2) months. In case of a second offense the sanction shall be a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a term of not less than two (2) months nor more than six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —July 1, 1988, No. 60, p. 272, § 10, eff. 90 days after July 1, 1988.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 621 - Creation

A Board of Examiners of Agronomists is hereby created, which shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for a period of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualify.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 622 - Authorization to issue licenses

The Examining Board for Candidates to the Practice of Agronomy and Agronomists shall be the only entity authorized to issue licenses for the practice of the profession of agronomy in Puerto Rico, to every person who meets the requirements specified in this chapter. The procedure for license issue shall require the Board to issue an eligibility certificate, to be used by the candidate in order to meet the mandatory association requirement.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 2, renumbered as § 3 and amended on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 623 - License required

Only those persons who hold licenses issued by the Board of Examiners of Agronomists hereby created shall be entitled to practice as agronomists in Puerto Rico and to use the corresponding title.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 3, renumbered as § 4 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 624 - Requirements

Any person shall be entitled to a license to practice the agronomy profession in Puerto Rico who is of legal age, a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident in the United States, and a resident of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Provided, That the requirement to be a U.S. citizen shall not apply to persons who have pursued in its entirety and received their corresponding degree in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, insofar as the courses approved and the institution where they pursued studies meet the requirements of this chapter, and provided, that the applicants also comply with one of the following requirements:
(1) To hold a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (B.A.S.) title or degree conferred by a university or college recognized and accredited by the entity with jurisdiction and validated by the Board of Examiners of Agronomists.
(2) To hold a title or degree of bachelor of science (B.S.) granted by an institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education specializing in agronomy, soils, horticulture or phytotechny, agricultural or forestal engineering, zootechny, forestry or dasonomy, agricultural economy or agrobusiness management, agricultural education or agricultural extension, food technology, agromechanical technology, biosystems, sustainable agriculture, crop protection, herbology, nematology, entomology and/or phytopatology. Consideration shall likewise be given to specializations directly related to agricultural science and which may be conferred in the future, conducive to a similar title or degree, granted by a higher education institution at university level which is recognized by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico.
(3) To hold a title or degree of bachelor of ordinary or natural science (B.S.) conferred by an institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education, having approved not less than forty (40) credits at the bachelor degree level, in formal courses of the same specialization of the agricultural sciences mentioned above, as well as the basic subjects of: general or inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry or biochemistry (may be substituted by environmental chemistry, agricultural chemistry, food chemistry, or other chemistry-related subjects), physics, mathematics (may be substituted by statistics), edaphology (may be substituted by soil science or geology), general biology (may be substituted by botanical science or zoology).
(4) To hold a title or degree of bachelor of ordinary or natural science (B.S.) conferred by a university institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico and a master’s or doctorate title or degree in a specialization of the agricultural sciences described above.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 4; June 21, 1971, No. 55, p. 180, § 2; renumbered as § 5 and amended on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 3; July 16, 2010, No. 79, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 625 - Licenses issued

The Board of Examiners of Agronomists shall issue a license to practice the profession of agronomy to every person who, on making application therefor, declares under oath that he possesses at least one of the requirements established in § 624 of this title, and upon payment of the fees specified in § 626 of this title.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 5, renumbered as § 6 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 626 - Fees

The fees to be paid to the Board of Examiners of Agronomists in order to obtain a license shall be fifty dollars ($50). To renew the agronomist license, the aspirant shall accompany the application with [an internal revenue] voucher in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25).
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 6; Mar. 25, 2003, No. 92, § 1; renumbered as § 7 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 627 - License—Duration and cancellation

The agronomist license may be cancelled by the Board of Examiners of Agronomists with prior formulation of charges and the opportunity of defense for the person whose behavior is in question.
Agronomist licenses issued after the approval of this act shall be every five (5) years, subject to the requirements set forth in this chapter and regulation to be adopted by the Board of Examiners of Agronomists. The renewal process shall be carried out within thirty (30) days prior to the date of expiration of the license of agronomist.
All agronomists applying for renewal of their professional license must have taken continuing education courses relative to agricultural sciences, for the number of hours and on the subjects that the Board deems necessary, which shall include professional ethics for agronomists. The Examining Board shall regulate on the continuing education requirements that shall be mandatory in order to renew an agronomist license, but the same shall not exceed forty (40) hours per year. Only shall courses offered by institutions accredited and certified by the Examining Board be approved.
Any agronomist who has obtained a lifetime license shall be under the obligation to take continuing education courses within five (5)-year periods as of June 1, 2008. The Board and the Association are hereby empowered to regulate and record compliance with this provision.
To renew the license, the agronomist shall prove having complied with the requirements set forth by the Board of Examiners of Agronomists by means of the presentation of a certification provided by the College of Agronomists.
Not submitting the required evidence shall hinder the renewal of the license, unless the Board, at its discretion, determines that there is just cause for not doing so.
The College shall maintain an updated record of each person admitted into the practice of the profession, which shall include, among others, a registry of their valid educational courses, seminars, workshops, or activities, and it shall certify the total credit hours completed by the member at the time of requesting the renewal of the license to the Board of Examiners.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 7; Mar. 25, 2003, No. 92, § 2; renumbered as § 8 and amended on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 627a - License—Denial, suspension or revocation

The Board, motu proprio or by request of the Association, may dislicense [sic], or deny, revoke, suspend or cancel a license, after notice has been given and a hearing held to that effect, of any person who:
(a) Attempts to obtain a license or benefits as an agronomist by resorting to fraud or deceit;
(b) does not meet the requirements established by this chapter to obtain a license;
(c) is found guilty of illegally practicing the profession by a competent court;
(d) has committed gross negligence or plagiarism or has forged any document on which he/she has affixed his signature or agronomist seal;
(e) has been convicted of a felony or a crime which involves moral turpitude or constitutes a financial offense;
(f) has been found mentally unfit by a competent court or whose disability to practice the profession has been established by a medical expert, and
(g) has violated the Code of Professional Ethics of the Agronomists Association.
The Board and the Association are hereby empowered to approve regulations to establish procedural mechanisms to that effect.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, added as § 9 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 628 - Removal of Board members; vacancies

The Governor may remove any member of the Board for immorality, negligence or incompetence on recommendation of the majority of the Board. Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; it being understood, that the person designated to fill a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term for which the person whom he substitutes was appointed.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 8, renumbered as § 10 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 629 - Qualifications and compensation

The members of the Board, including public employees and officials, shall be citizens of the United States of North America and legal residents of the Commonwealth at the time of their appointment. They shall have been practicing the profession of agronomist for at least ten (10) years and been members of the College of Agronomists, and except for the members of the first appointed Board, shall hold license to practice the profession of agronomist in Puerto Rico. Each member of the Board shall receive a compensation of fifty dollars ($50) for each day in which they render services by attending a session of the Board or of any of its committees, and for necessary travels in the performance of their duties; furthermore, they shall be entitled to payment of mileage pursuant to the regulations of the Department of the Treasury on Travel and Per Diem Expenses, as amended. As of January 1, 1999, the members of the Board shall receive per diems equal to the minimum per diems established for members of the Legislature, up to a maximum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per year, except for the Chairperson of the Board, who shall receive per diems equal to one hundred and thirty-three percent (133%) of the per diems received by the other members of the Board.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 9; June 21, 1971, No. 55, p. 180, § 3; Aug. 2, 1995, No. 97, § 1; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 7, § 6; renumbered as § 11 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 630 - Appointment to Board; powers

Each member of the Board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the Governor of Puerto Rico, and before beginning his term he shall take an oath before an authorized official. The Secretary of State is empowered to issue licenses to the persons composing the Board, upon presentation of their appointment by the Governor, as members of the said Board. The Board or any committee thereof shall be entitled to the services of the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico in connection with its affairs and shall have power to compel the appearance of witnesses, administer oaths, and hear testimony and evidence concerning the matters within its jurisdiction. It shall adopt an official seal for all the certificates and licenses issued and shall prepare all such regulations and rules not in conflict with this chapter as may be necessary to carry out its duties. The Secretary of Agriculture shall furnish quarters for the office of the Board in the City of San Juan.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 10, renumbered as § 12 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 631 - Meetings; quorum

The Board shall hold a meeting within the first five (5) days after its members have been appointed, and thereafter it shall hold a meeting each time that it is required in §§ 24 and 25 of this Act or every three (3) months if there are applications for licenses to be considered. The Board shall elect annually from among its members a chairman. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for transacting all matters within its competency.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 11, renumbered as § 13 on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 33 - Board of Examiners of Agronomists; Agronomists Association (§§ 621 — 663) › Subchapter I - Board of Examiners of Agronomists (§§ 621 — 633b) › § 632 - Records; register of licenses; reports

The Board shall keep a book of minutes of all its proceedings, a file, and complete register of all the agronomists to whom licenses have been issued, showing the name and address of each one of them.
At the end of each fiscal year the Secretary of State, with the approval of the chairman, shall furnish to the Governor of Puerto Rico a report of all transactions during the last fiscal year.
History —Apr. 9, 1941, No. 20, p. 360, § 13, renumbered as § 14 and amended on Dec. 13, 2006, No. 265, § 6.