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The Commonwealth Forest Service shall be in charge of the development and guarding of the forests and mangrove swamps that are under the custody of the department; it shall take care of the development, protection, and distribution of trees for public and private purposes; it shall be its duty to replant the forests of the Government of Puerto Rico, and it shall import foreign trees and shrubs.This service shall establish, develop, and maintain a forest station and as many substations as may be necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon it by §§ 351—362, 366—375 and 381—385 of this title. History —Apr. 25, 1940, No. 60, p. 420, § 17, eff. 90 days after Apr. 25, 1940.