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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 62 - Regulation of Promotion and Marketing of Tobacco Products (§§ 1040 — 1043) › § 1041 - Prohibitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following prohibitions are established:
(a) No person may place or allow the placement of advertisements, signs or commercial propaganda for cigarettes or for any other product manufactured with tobacco or with any kind of material, regardless of what it is made of, that may be used to roll any kind of shredded tobacco for manufacturing cigarettes, cigars, or flavored cigarettes, as these are defined in this chapter, at a distance of less than five hundred (500) feet from a public or private school. This distance shall be measured from the point closest to the outer boundary of the lot occupied by the school, to the point where the advertisement, sign or commercial propaganda is located.
(b) No person may undertake the publicity or commercial promotion of cigarettes or products manufactured with tobacco or any kind of material, regardless of what it is made of, that may be used to roll any kind of shredded tobacco for manufacturing cigarettes, cigars, or flavored cigarettes, as these are defined by this chapter, in cinemas, theaters and parks.
(c) No person may distribute free samples of cigarettes or products manufactured with tobacco or any kind of material, regardless of what it is made of, that may be used to roll any kind of shredded tobacco for manufacturing cigarettes, cigars, or flavored cigarettes, as these are defined by this chapter:
(1) To minors under eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) In places where, because of the activity being carried out, the presence of minors under eighteen (18) years of age is allowed.
(3) Within a distance of less than five hundred (500) feet from a public or private school, it being understood that this distance shall be measured from the point closest to the outer boundary of the lot occupied by the school.
History —Aug. 5, 1993, No. 62, § 2, renumbered as § 3 and amended on Sept. 16, 2004, No. 361, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 62 - Regulation of Promotion and Marketing of Tobacco Products (§§ 1040 — 1043) › § 1042 - Sanctions and penalties; regulation

The Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs must adopt such rules and regulations as needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter. In the exercise of the faculties conferred by §§ 341 et seq. of Title 3, the Secretary may issue orders to cease and desist, and impose administrative fines for up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for violations of this chapter or its regulations. For the purpose of imposing administrative fines, each day in which the same violation is incurred shall be deemed as a separate violation.
History —Aug. 5, 1993, No. 62, § 3, renumbered as § 4 on Sept. 16, 2004, No. 361, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 62 - Regulation of Promotion and Marketing of Tobacco Products (§§ 1040 — 1043) › § 1043 - Criminal actions

When a person incurs violations of the provisions of this chapter, and/or of any orders and resolutions issued hereunder, the Secretary may initiate a criminal action against the violator without limiting his/her capacity as stated in § 1042 of this title. This violation shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor, with the penalty of a fine that shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
History —Aug. 5, 1993, No. 62, § 4, renumbered as § 5 on Sept. 16, 2004, No. 361, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 64 - Energy Office (§§ 1061 — 1062b) › § 1062 - Solar equipment—Defined

The term “solar equipment” means any equipment that converts solar energy into usable energy, whether it is based on thermal systems, including those that use thermal energy from the sea, photovoltaics or aeolian. This term also includes its separate components.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 133, p. 315, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 64 - Energy Office (§§ 1061 — 1062b) › § 1062a - Solar equipment—Minimum requirements, standards and specifications

The Puerto Rico Energy Office shall adopt regulations regarding the standards and specifications that establish the minimum efficiency requirements which shall regulate solar equipment and its separate components to be commercially manufactured and sold in Puerto Rico. These standards and specifications shall be based on the best information available, and in doing so, the Puerto Rico Energy Office shall consult scientists, engineers, researchers, industries, the pertinent federal and Commonwealth agencies and any other entity involved in experimenting, research and construction of solar energy systems, in order to obtain reliable designs and types of solar energy systems. Likewise, said regulations shall establish the form and manner in which the equipment shall be labeled or identified, to certify that they comply with §§ 1062—1062b of this title and the regulations.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 133, p. 315, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 64 - Energy Office (§§ 1061 — 1062b) › § 1062b - Solar equipment—Prohibitions; penalties

(a) As of the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to § 1062a of this title, any solar equipment to be manfactured or sold on a commercial scale in Puerto Rico must have been certified by an authorized laboratory, according to the standards and specifications on the minimum efficiency requirements established by the Office. The Office shall publish a list of laboratories authorized to certify compliance with the standards and specifications established for solar equipment to be manufactured and sold on a commercial scale in Puerto Rico.
Any person who manufactures or sells solar equipment on a commercial scale in Puerto Rico in violation of what is established herein shall incur a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished with a fine of a minimum of two hundred dollars ($200) and a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500) or confinement for a minimum term of two (2) months or a maximum of six (6) months, or both penalties, in the discretion of the court.
(b) As of the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to § 1062a of this title, any solar equipment manufactured or sold on a commercial scale in Puerto Rico shall have a label attached to a visible place which states that said equipment complies with the established standards and specifications.
Any person who manufactures solar equipment on a commercial scale in Puerto Rico, and fails to attach the required label, or sells the solar equipment without attaching said label, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum of [five hundred] dollars ($500) or confinement for a minimum term of one (1) month and a maximum of six (6) months, or both penalties, in the discretion of the court.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 133, p. 315, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1102a - Prohibition to locate near schools

All gasoline retail service stations established before the effectiveness of this act which is located within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet from a public or private school, or a post-secondary learning institution, shall not receive gasoline or other fuels in its tanks during school hours. [Also, distributors of gasoline are prohibited from dispatching gasoline or other combustibles to retail gasoline service stations located within a radius of 1,000 feet of a public or private school of a post-secondary institution, during school hours.] Likewise, distributors of gasoline are hereby prohibited from performing cleaning, maintenance or any other action that entails the opening and exposure of fuel tanks in those retail sales service stations established prior to the effectiveness of this act on premises located within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet from a public or private school, or a post secondary learning institution. This provision shall apply to those retail sales service stations that serve Government and diverse private entity vehicles, and to establishments for the sale of vehicles, without this being considered a closed listing.
It is hereby provided that the establishment of new retail sales service stations within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet from a public or private school, or a post-secondary learning institution is prohibited. The Planning Board and the Regulations and Permits Administration are hereby authorized to set forth all necessary regulations for this legislation to take effect, as long as said regulations do not contravene, in whole or in part, any provisions of law set forth herein.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, added as § 2a on July 26, 2003, No. 169, § 1, eff. 6 months after July 26, 2003.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1103 - Gasoline Industry Interagency Committee; creation and responsibilities

The Gasoline Industry Interagency Committee is hereby created, which shall be composed of the Director of the Energy Office, who will be its Chairman, the Secretaries of the Departments of Justice, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Chairmen of the Planning Board and the Public Service Commission and the Administrator of the Regulations and Permits Administration.
Said Committee shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
(a) Coordinate the Government’s activities and efforts to establish, promote and maintain competition in the gasoline industry, and make sure that these take place under the guidelines and purposes established by this Legislature.
(b) Periodically evaluate the success of the Government’s measures to establish and maintain free competition in the marketing of gasoline and make recommendations to this Legislature as they are submitted by the Honorable Governor of Puerto Rico. In addition to this, the Governor will forward a report on the status of the gasoline industry to this Legislature, on or before the following dates:
(1) July 1, 1979
(2) July 1, 1980
(3) July 1, 1981.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 3; July 12, 1979, No. 105, p. 248, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1104 - Uniform prices

Every petroleum producer or refiner or wholesaler-distributor of petroleum products that supplies gasoline and/or special fuel to service stations for the retail sale of these products, shall be obliged to provide to all retailers that sell gasoline and/or special fuel whom they supply, uniform discounts, deductions, reduction or lowering of prices that it grants directly or indirectly.
For the purposes of this section, Puerto Rico is hereby declared to be a single market or market zone.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 4; Aug. 25, 2005, No. 74, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1104a - Detachment of operations

No petroleum refiner or producer or wholesaler-distributor may, through an agreement, arrangement, contract or corporate operation plan with any retailer and/or natural or juridical person, or in any other manner, directly operate a gasoline retail sales service station so as to impede its complete operational detachment. No petroleum refiner or producer or wholesaler-distributor may, through an agreement, arrangement, contract or corporate operation plan with any retailer and/or natural or juridical person, or in any other manner, directly impose, require, fix or limit the profit margin and/or retail sales price of gasoline and/or special fuel at a retail sales service station.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, added as § 4A Aug. 21, 1996, No. 157, § 3; Aug. 25, 2005, No. 74, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1105 - Uniform rental of equipment and signs

Pursuant to any other applicable local or federal law in effect, or that may be approved, every petroleum producer or refiner or wholesaler-distributor of petroleum products who supplies gasoline and/or special fuel to service stations for retail sale shall be obliged to apply uniform rental fees for equipment and signs to all the gasoline and/or special fuel retailers he supplies when these are to be provided directly or indirectly to such retailers by said producer, refiner or wholesaler-distritor.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1105a - Adjustments for temperature

Every wholesaler-distributor shall be bound to cede, transfer and advise the retailer of any temperature adjustment received at its origin by said wholesaler-distributor for the amount of gasoline and/or special fuels purchased. This temperature adjustment shall in turn, be advised and transferred by the retailer to the consumer through a lowering of the price at the retail sales level. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall establish through regulations, within a term of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the approval of this act, a system that guarantee that said transfer will be received by the consumer. Provided, That the transfer for temperature adjustments, shall not commence until this mechanism has been established.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, added as § 5A Aug. 21, 1996, No. 157, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1106 - Uniform method of distribution

During periods of shortage or reduction in the supply or availability of gasoline or of special fuels, and pursuant to any other applicable local or federal law in effect, or that may subsequently be approved, all petroleum producers or refiners, or wholesaler-distributors of petroleum products, who supply gasoline and/or special fuels to retailers or service stations for the retail sale of these products, will prorate all the gasoline and special fuel he distributes, proportionally, uniformly and on an equitable basis among all the gasoline and/or special fuel retailers whom he supplies, and will not discriminate among them.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1107 - Obligation of retailer

No natural or juridical person that operates a retail sales service station may, knowingly, request or induce the concession of or receive any discount, deduction, reduction or lowering of prices and/or the rental of equipment and signs, in violation of §§ 1104 and 1105 of this title.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1108 - Fair competition violations

Any violation of §§ 1102, 1102a, 1104, 1104a, 1105 and 1105a of this title shall constitute an unfair or fraudulent practice and shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 257 et seq. of Title 10.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 8; Aug. 21, 1996, No. 157, § 5; Aug. 25, 2005, No. 74, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1109 - Penalties

The following offenses and penalties are hereby established:
(a) Any natural or juridical person who incurs or conspires to incur a violation of the provisions of §§ 1102, 1104, 1104a, 1105, 1105a, 1106, 1107 and 1108 of this title, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished with a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor of more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Every day that transpires after the date therein indicated without having complied with the provisions of the sections indicated, shall constitute an independent and separate violation.
(b) Any natural or juridical person who incurs or conspires to incur a violation of the provisions of § 1102a of this title, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished with a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or with a term of imprisonment of not less than three (3) months nor of more than six (6) months, or with both penalties at the discretion of the court.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 9; July 26, 2003, No. 169, § 2; Aug. 25, 2005, No. 74, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter I - New Gasoline Stations (§§ 1101 — 1110) › § 1110 - Responsibility of Secretary of Justice

The Secretary of Justice shall be responsible for the compliance of the purposes and provisions of §§ 1101—1110 of this title, through the Monopolistic Affairs Office of said Department.
History —Mar. 21, 1978, No. 3, p. 15, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter II - Regulation and Control of Gasoline Industry (§§ 1131 — 1135) › § 1131 - Statement of public interest

By these presents the gasoline industry in all its phases is declared as one vested with public interest. To such effects, the Department of Justice, the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Commerce, the Public Service Commission, the Planning Board and the Regulations and Permits Administration are empowered to adopt and implement all those programs and regulations that are needed to make the purposes of this subchapter effective. The regulations shall be adopted and promulgated after consulting all the interested parties, and in agreement with the procedures provided in their respective organic acts.
History —June 23, 1978, No. 73, p. 244, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter II - Regulation and Control of Gasoline Industry (§§ 1131 — 1135) › § 1132 - Purpose and objectives

(a) That a constant and stable flow of the supply of gasoline needed for the normal functioning of our economy and for the continuous development of our activities as a people is maintained in Puerto Rico.
(b) That the prevalence of the commercial practices and contractual relationships most appropriate for free and wholesome competition be established and guaranteed in the gasoline industry, keeping the doors open to the broadest participation of new competitors at all levels of the industry.
(c) That mechanisms be established that will allow our government to keep alert and well-informed of all the trends and developments within the gasoline market so that it may take the measures needed to implement the purposes of §§ 1131—1135 of this title as expeditiously as possible.
(d) That the construction and establishment of retail sales service stations for gasoline and/or special fuels are executed within strict integral planning criteria, in such a way that an adequate balance is kept which will avoid the unreasonable proliferation thereof in the various geographic areas at all times.
(e) That the transportation, conveyance and delivery of gasoline and/or special fuels in wholesale as well as retail operations takes place under strict safety measures.
(f) That access to the gasoline and/or special fuel transportation methods is guaranteed and a fair and reasonable rate system is established.
(g) That the methods of delivering gasoline and/or special fuels to the retailers of these products allow an exact determination of the volumes delivered.
History —June 23, 1978, No. 73, p. 244, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter II - Regulation and Control of Gasoline Industry (§§ 1131 — 1135) › § 1134 - Application of Monopolies Act

Nothing provided herein or promulgated by regulations or in any other way pursuant to the provisions of §§ 1131—1135 of this title shall be interpreted as excluding from or conferring immunity regarding the applicability of the provisions of §§ 257—274 of Title 10.
History —June 23, 1978, No. 73, p. 244, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 67 - Control of Producers, Refiners and Wholesale Distributors of Gasoline (§§ 1101 — 1135) › Subchapter II - Regulation and Control of Gasoline Industry (§§ 1131 — 1135) › § 1135 - Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 1131—1135 of this title, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning listed below:
(a) Gasoline. — Shall mean, include and encompass gasoline, benzine, naphtha and any other fluid prepared, advertised, offered for sale, sold to be used for, or used for the generation of power or energy needed for the propulsion of motor vehicles, including any product obtained by mixing one (1) or more products derived from petroleum, or from natural gas or of any other origin, if the resulting product can be given the same use.
(b) Special fuels. — Shall mean and include diesel oil, kerosene, and oils or fluids used in diesel engines or internal combustion motors for the propulsion of motor vehicles, including any product obtained by mixing or combining one (1) or more petroleum products or any other products, if the resulting product can be given the same use.
(c) Petroleum producer. — Shall mean any natural or juridical person that directly or indirectly conducts, or directs within and without the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any activities related to the extraction of petroleum or natural gas from the earth, or that produces gasoline or special fuels by any method.
(d) Petroleum refiner. — Shall mean any natural or juridical person who refines petroleum, petroleum products, natural gas or its derived products, within and without the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(e) Distributor-wholesaler. — Shall mean any natural or juridical person that conducts activities for the sale and/or distribution of gasoline and/or special fuels, or any corporation, entity or enterprise that conducts activities for the retail sale of gasoline and/or special fuels, and in which any producer, refiner or wholesaler-distributor, as previously defined in this subsection, is a stockholder or has any other kind of financial interest.
(f) Retail sales service station. — Shall mean and include a place of business operated by a natural or juridical person where gasoline, special fuels and motor vehicle fuels are sold and are delivered by depositing them in the tanks of the motor vehicles.
(g) Retailer. — Any natural or juridical person who operates a retail sales service station.
History —June 23, 1978, No. 73, p. 244, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1141 - Public policy

The mission of the State in modern society is to provide citizens with tools and opportunities that allow them to attain the highest quality of life. Areas such as housing, security, the development of small- and medium-sized business, and job creation, among others, are essential elements to achieve such goal.
It is hereby declared as the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to establish a mechanism, such as the one provided for in this chapter, that employs modern technology to gather on a digital code, all the necessary and appropriate information regarding permits, certifications, authorizations, or licenses, among others, that apply to businesses in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in order to improve dissemination among the people as well as government oversight thus addressing the different demands and challenges of the 21 st century society.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1142 - Scope and interpretation with other laws

This chapter shall be construed to prevail over any other laws in effect as of the effective date thereof that pose or may be construed as posing an obstacle to the attainment of the objectives of this chapter. Any statute or regulations thus affected shall be deemed to be amended to conform to the provisions of this chapter.
Any administrative order, circular letter, memorandum, or interpretive document of the Permit Management Office, government agency or instrumentality, public corporation, Autonomous Municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy in connection with any matter addressed in this chapter shall be evaluated and amended, as appropriate, in accordance with the terms provided for the approval and adoption of the regulations pursuant to this chapter. Any administrative order, circular letter, memorandum, or interpretive document that is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations thereunder shall be null and ineffective in all that pertains to the provisions set forth herein.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1143 - Fiscal information and permit control

It is hereby provided that any certification, permit, license authorization, or other document required by law to a business, trade, or industry that is, in turn, required to be displayed by such business, trade, or industry in the facilities thereof shall be replaced by a single certification that shall include a digital code to be known as the Fiscal Information and Permit Control, hereinafter the FIPC.
The FIPC certificate shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the facilities of a trade or business. In addition, it shall be mandatory that the digital code containing all the information of the FIPC be displayed on the door at the main entrance of the business, trade, or industry.
The Permit Management Office shall prescribe by regulations, circular letter, or administrative order all that pertains to, without it being construed as a limitation, the size, display, place, and technology of the FICP.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1144 - Information contained in the FICP

The FICP’s digital code shall contain the following information:
(a) Name of the business, trade, or industry.
(b) Physical and geospatial address along with the coordinates thereof.
(c) Telephone number and contact person.
(d) Basic information about the purpose and/or commercial activity.
(e) Any license, certification, permit, authorization, or document required to operate or engage in a commercial activity, including effectiveness, issuance, and expiration dates.
(f) Any other personal property requiring a stamp, label, or other distinctions to identify it, whether or not it is owned by the business, trade, or industry, but located therein.
(g) Name of the owner(s).
(h) Any other information that, in the judgment of the Permit Management Office, is necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1145 - Duties and responsibilities of the Permit Management Office

It shall be the ministerial duty and responsibility of the Permit Management Office to implement all of the provisions of this chapter; therefore, it shall be empowered to do so by means of regulations, circular letter, or administrative order in accordance therewith, and to coordinate with any agency, entity, or instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, municipality, and public corporation any aspect to attain the objectives of this chapter.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1146 - Duties and responsibilities of agencies, public corporations, and municipalities

It is hereby provided that every agency, entity, and instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, municipality, and public corporation that is required to comply with the provisions of §§ 9011 et seq. of this title, better known as the “Puerto Rico Permit Process Reform Act”, shall have the duty and responsibility to comply with and facilitate compliance with the provisions of this chapter, as well as the provisions prescribed by the Permit Management Office through regulations, circular letter, or administrative order. Every agency, entity, and instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, municipality, and public corporation that issues licenses, certifications, permits, authorizations, or documents required to operate or engage in the commercial activity of any business, trade, or industry shall also comply with said duty and responsibility.
The provisions of this chapter shall also apply to autonomous municipalities that by virtue of the provisions of §§ 4601—4627 and 4651—4663 of Title 21, known as the “Autonomous Municipalities Act of Puerto Rico”, have been granted or are in the process of being granted by the Permit Management Office and/or the Planning Board the authority to issue or deny permits in accordance with the autonomous powers conferred to municipalities under said sections. Municipalities shall continue to issue determinations in accordance with the procedures established for such purposes by mayors and Municipal Legislatures through the Permit Office or Directorates created at the municipal level to carry out such task, but shall revise their regulations and procedures to conform them to the provisions of this chapter.
Every agency, entity, and instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, municipality, and public corporation has the ongoing duty to provide the Permit Management Office with any information or document, in printed, digital, or any other format, as is necessary to exercise the powers and carry out the duties entrusted to such agency under this chapter.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 68 - Fiscal Information and Permit Control Act (§§ 1141 — 1147) › § 1147 - Fines

The Executive Director of OGPe may impose civil fines in an amount of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of the provisions of this chapter.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 216, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 69 - Vending Machine Electronic Registry (§§ 1151 — 1155) › § 1151 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Registration sticker.— The electronic code affixed to a vending machine that displays its identification and any other information related thereto.
(b) Vending machine.— The machines described in §1153 of this title.
(c) Registry.— The Vending Machine Electronic Registry.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 217, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 69 - Vending Machine Electronic Registry (§§ 1151 — 1155) › § 1153 - Machines subject to the Registry

The following machines shall be registered in the Registry herein created:
(a) Machines that dispense snacks or meals, drinks, candy, toys, movies or video games rentals, cigarettes, among others, in exchange for coins, bills, or any credit. This also includes machines that dispense information related to weight, health, horoscope and other entertainment-related information in exchange for coins, bills, or any credit.
(b) Automated Teller Machines or ATMs.
(c) Jukeboxes, pool tables, mechanical or electronic amusement machines or devices operated with coins or tokens, or video games for children and youth when the ability or skill of the player significantly affects the outcome of the game.
(d) Electronic video and arcade machines operated with coins or tokes with violent or sexual content, when the skills or abilities of the player significantly affect the outcome of the game.
(e) Adult entertainment machines, as such term is defined in §§ 82—84a of Title 15, better known as the “Games of Chance Act”.
Machines provided in and governed by the provisions of §§ 71 et seq. of Title 15, and §§ 198 et seq. of Title 15, are hereby exempt from the Registry herein established.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 217, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 69 - Vending Machine Electronic Registry (§§ 1151 — 1155) › § 1154 - Prohibition and fines

As of the effective date of this act, owning or maintaining vending machines that are not duly registered in the Vending Machine Electronic Registry is hereby prohibited.
The Executive Director of the Permit Management Office may impose on business owners that operate these machines administrative fines of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation, as well as initiate proceedings in any agency relating to the suspension or revocation of other licenses or permits that the owner of or the business where the vending machine is located may hold. The volume of business of the natural or juridical person that owns the vending machine or of the business where vending machine is located as well as the nature of the violation shall be taken into account at the time of imposing fines. In the case of recurrent patterns of violations, the Executive Director of the Permit Management Office may impose fines up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
A ninety (90)-day moratorium is hereby granted as of the effective date of the Registry created in this chapter, so that the owners of vending machines and/or the owners of the business where these machines are located may take the necessary steps to register and obtain the appropriate electronic registration sticker without being subject to any fine whatsoever. In the case of the placement of new vending machines, the owners thereof shall have thirty (30) days from the placement or start of operations of the vending machines to register the same and obtain the electronic registration sticker provided in this chapter.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 217, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART III - Economic Stabilization (§§ 701 — 1155) › Chapter 69 - Vending Machine Electronic Registry (§§ 1151 — 1155) › § 1155 - Interpretation with other laws

Registration in the Registry established in this chapter shall in no way be construed as a license, certification or permit; it shall be required only for purposes of this Registry, thus, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or person in charge of said vending machine to pay and keep licenses, certifications, and permits in effect.
Registration of a vending machine in accordance with this chapter shall not be construed as a validation or certification as to the legality of the machine, if it fails to comply with other laws. It is hereby reasserted that, in the case of adult entertainment machines, as such term is defined in §§ 82—84a of Title 15, and electronic video and arcade machines, the award of prizes to players, whether directly or indirectly, is hereby prohibited and may entail penalties to both the owner and/or operator of the machine as well as the prize winner.
History —Dec. 16, 2014, No. 217, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.01, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2102 - Reference to other laws

When in this chapter reference is made to another law, the reference shall include all amendments made to the law and those which subsequently may be made.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.02, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2104 - Application

This chapter is applicable to the navigable waters of Puerto Rico, to its harbor zones and to its ports and docks, either public or private (unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context), up to the limit extended by the legislative authority of Puerto Rico, but not excluding in accordance with the provisions of §§ 7, 8, and 9 of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, the application of the laws and statutes of the United States which are locally applicable in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.04, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2105 - Administration

The Authority shall be in charge of the execution and administration of this chapter, and all sums collected under its provisions shall be covered into the funds of the Authority, except that in all matters concerning the Port of the Americas, the Port of the Americas Authority shall be in charge of the execution and administration of this chapter and shall receive the sums collected in connection with the administration of the Port of the Americas.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.05; Aug. 11, 2002, No. 171, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2106 - Exercise of powers

The Authority, the Administrator, and the Director shall exercise, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 331—352 of this title, all powers and functions hereby conferred on the Authority, except that in all matters concerning the Port of the Americas, the Port of the Americas Authority and its Executive Director shall be in charge of exercising the powers and functions hereby conferred on the Port of the Americas Authority.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.06; Aug. 11, 2002, No. 171, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2107 - Delegation of powers

The Administrator and the Director may delegate and assign to officers and employees of the Authority the powers and functions conferred hereby to each and to the Authority, respectively, except when this chapter expressly provides otherwise. In the case of the Port of the Americas, notwithstanding which sections of this chapter expressly provide otherwise, the Board of Directors of the Port of the Americas Authority may delegate and assign the faculties conferred thereto by this chapter to other government entities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or to officers and employees of the Port of the Americas Authority or of other government entities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Board of Directors of the Port of the Americas Authority may delegate to the contracted entity the powers described in §§ 2201, 2202, 2501, 2505, and 2602 of this title.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.07; Aug. 11, 2002, No. 171, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2108 - Continuance of powers

The officers and employees of the Authority and the persons who on the date of effectiveness of this act are discharging functions under the provisions of Act No. 59 of April 30, 1928, and its regulations shall continue discharging them in the same manner until otherwise provided by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.08, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2109 - Rules and regulations

The Administrator may approve rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to expedite its execution in a fair, efficient and economic manner and in order to protect and promote navigation, commerce, prosperity and general welfare. The rules and regulations that the Administrator may approve to such purposes shall have force of law once they have been promulgated in accordance with this chapter. The Administrator shall not delegate the powers herein conferred, but may establish consultant proceedings, including or not the holding of public hearings of quasi-legislative character before the person designated for such purpose, to hear the persons interested in the said regulation. This designation shall be made by the Administrator or by the Director through delegation of the Administrator.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.09, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2111 - Pending proceedings and acquired rights

This chapter shall not affect the acquired rights or obligations contracted by the Authority or by any person under previous legislation which shall be applicable to pending actions and proceedings and to actions arising therefrom although initiated after the effective date of this act. But this act shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings arising after its effectiveness, either under its provisions or under the provisions of the Regulation of the Docks and Harbors of Puerto Rico of 1928.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.11, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 101 - Dock and Harbor Act of Puerto Rico of 1968 (§§ 2101 — 2801) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 2101 — 2113) › § 2112 - Actions against insurers

The insured party in any suit for damages arising under the provisions of this chapter against an insured person may sue the insurer separately or jointly with the insured person. The action against the insurer shall be subject to the responsibility limits and to the conditions of the insurance contract including any condition which makes the insurer responsible irrespective of the legal responsibility of the insured person. The insurer may raise against the injured party the defenses which the insurer may have against the insured person.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 151, p. 459, § 1, art. 1.12, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1968.