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(1) Definitions.— For purposes of this section, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:(a) Puerto Rico Artisan Trail.— Shall mean the group of places devoted to the sale of Puerto Rican handcrafts strategically and systematically linked by a common route that passes through participating municipalities.(b) Handcrafts.— Shall mean art manufactured or produced in Puerto Rico by a natural person who resides in the Island, through artistic, rustic, and manual means, whose themes are inspired in the different aspects of culture, such as our society’s history, fauna, flora, symbols, traditions, and customs.(2) The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is hereby directed and empowered to identify and establish a tourist trail that includes, as a main attraction, Puerto Rican handcraft shops or stores and, as an alternative for tourists from abroad, a transportation system featuring tour guides.(3) It shall be the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico, through the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, in coordination with other pertinent government agencies, to promote and foster the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail' as an option, not only for tourists, but also for

ough the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, in coordination with other pertinent government agencies, to promote and foster the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail' as an option, not only for tourists, but also for locals.(4) The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is hereby directed and empowered to identify spaces to promote and foster the creation of the necessary infrastructure to allow artisans to establish themselves along the trail set up for such purposes.(5) The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is hereby directed and empowered to identify the municipalities to be included in the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail'.(6) The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is hereby directed and empowered, together with the Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Highway Authority, to prepare a plan to post signs and distribute maps to identify the roads and places of interest included in the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail'.(7) The Department of Transportation and Public Works shall establish the necessary regulations for posting signs that advertise and point the way to the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail'.(8) The Director of the Tourism Company is hereby directed to create a website including information regarding the

or posting signs that advertise and point the way to the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail'.(8) The Director of the Tourism Company is hereby directed to create a website including information regarding the places to visit along the 'Puerto Rico Artisan Trail' along with the Mesones Gastronmicos found along the trail and an interactive map of the area.(9) The Director of the Tourism Company shall ensure coordination and collaboration with the different government agencies or with any other that is necessary to comply with the purposes of this section. History —Dec. 29, 2009, No. 203, §§ 1—9.