Title 3 — Executive
37 chapters · 651 sections in this title.
3 V.I.C. § 330 Establishment of Department, officers, organization
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(a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Department of Tourism (hereinafter, in this chapter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Tourism (hereinafter, in thi…
3 V.I.C. § 331 Powers and duties
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(a) The Department, through the Commissioner, is empowered and has the duty to:(1) promote the United States Virgin Islands as a premier tourist destination in all viable tourist markets through the world;(2) collect data, monitor and evaluate the world-wide tourist industry and …
3 V.I.C. § 332 Film-making promotion and development
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(a) There is created, within the Department of Tourism, the Office of Film Promotion. (b) The Commissioner of Tourism, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint the Director of the Office of Film Promotion. Such Director shall devote full time to his duties and shall recei…
3 V.I.C. § 333 Sale of promotional products and other items
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(a) The Department of Tourism may charge and collect a reasonable fee not less than the actual cost to the Government for promotional products and items, including calendars, posters, magazines, pamphlets, tourism paraphernalia and other similar material. (b) The Department of To…
3 V.I.C. § 334 Integrated plan; promotion of marine tourism; marine tourism defined
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(a) The Commissioner shall develop an integrated plan to make fuller use of the Virgin Islands’ water resources, marine industries, and marine facilities to compete globally in the marine tourism industry and shall promote and advertise on a global scale marine tourism in the Vir…
3 V.I.C. § 338 Centennial Commission of the Virgin Islands
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(a) There is established within the Office of the Commissioner of Tourism a special and temporary commission known as the Centennial Commission of the Virgin Islands (“the Commission”) for the purpose of formulating plans and making preparations to commemorate and celebrate in th…
3 V.I.C. § 339 Declaration of findings, purpose
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The heart of the festival arts celebrated in the Virgin Islands today are the Virgin Islands Carnival, the Crucian Christmas Festival, and the St. John Celebration;(b) The festival arts have deep rooted West Indian traditions and ex…
3 V.I.C. § 339a Division of festivals established
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(a) The Division of Festivals is established within the Department of Tourism and is headed by a director. The Commissioner of Tourism, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint the director and three assistant directors; one for each island, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St.…
3 V.I.C. § 339b Virgin Islands Cultural Heritage Institute
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(a) The Legislature of the Virgin Islands finds and declares that:(1) The people of the Virgin Islands have a unique culture that is defined by their customs, values, traditions, arts, skills, speech, and mannerisms, which have been practiced for many generations.(2) The Virgin I…
3 V.I.C. § 340 [Renumbered.]
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3 V.I.C. § 340 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
3 V.I.C. § 341 Marketing of national dish and dessert
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(a) As provided in 1 V.I.C. § 111(b), the Commissioner of the Department of Tourism shall promote and market “Fish and Fungi” as the official dish of the Virgin Islands, and “Tart” as the official dessert of the Virgin Islands on an international level. (b) The promotion and mark…