(a) The Commissioner shall establish by regulations an in-person and on-line certification program. The certification program must include:(1) A listing of the types of species sought;(2) Instructions on humane euthanization;(3) The documentation process; and(4) The procedure to be followed regarding legal access when bounty species are spotted on private and public lands.
(1) A listing of the types of species sought;
(2) Instructions on humane euthanization;
(3) The documentation process; and
(4) The procedure to be followed regarding legal access when bounty species are spotted on private and public lands.
(b) The Commissioner shall collect an administrative fee of $25 from each applicant for each certification exam given.
(c) All administrative fees collected under subsection (b) must be deposited into the Invasive Species Eradication Community Program Fund.
(d) Each applicant shall apply to the DFW on a form provided by the DFW for an annual Wildlife Conditional Removal Permit. The application must be accompanied by an applicant fee of $25. The applicant may not participate in the program until the permit is issued. The DFW shall issue the permit not later than 10 days after a completed application is submitted.
(e) Each permit fee collected in subsection (d) must be deposited as follows:(1) $10 into the Animal Fund established under 19 V.I.C. § 2624; and(2) $15 into the Invasive Species Eradication Community Fund.
(1) $10 into the Animal Fund established under 19 V.I.C. § 2624; and
(2) $15 into the Invasive Species Eradication Community Fund.