P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 341h
(a) When the Secretary has sufficient evidence to conclude that any provision of this chapter or of the applicable regulations are being violated, he shall notify in writing the alleged violator or violators. The notification may include an order for the corrective action necessary to be taken, and said order shall be final unless the persons concerned request in writing a hearing before the Secretary.
(b) Apart from the administrative action that the Secretary may take, he shall be able to refer the case to the Secretary of Justice in those cases in which he understands that there exists a violation of this chapter or of the regulations adopted by virtue of same, so that he may initiate any corresponding penal action.
(c) Any order given in accordance with the provisions of this section shall indicate the date or dates on which the violation or violations should cease and the time limits during which the necessary action should be taken for the prevention, diminution and control of the emissions.
(d) Nothing herein provided shall hinder the Secretary from taking the necessary actions to obtain the voluntary fulfillment of the provisions of same.
History —June 28, 1968, No. 157, p. 494, § 10, eff. 120 days after June 28, 1968.