Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 1551 Declaration of policy and legislative intent
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the proper storage, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes in the Virgin Islands, to promote and facilitate, wherever possible, the recycling of solid waste products, and resource conservation and recovery, to educa…
19 V.I.C. § 1552 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:(a) “Abandoned or junked automobile or other motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is inoperable or over eight years old and is left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight hours, or …
19 V.I.C. § 1553 Administration
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(a) The Waste Management Authority is hereby declared the Solid Waste Management Agency of the Virgin Islands and the agency of the Territory with duties and responsibilities as authorized by Title 3, section 67 of this Code. (b) There is hereby established within the Waste Manag…
19 V.I.C. § 1553a Repealed. Jan. 23, 2004, No. 6638, § 5(cc), Sess. L. 2003, p. 250
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19 V.I.C. § 1553a 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.
19 V.I.C. § 1554 Storage
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(a) The Waste Management Authority shall provide suitable public waste containers in adequate number and size on sidewalks and other public places. Waste containers placed on sidewalks and other public places shall be used only for such waste material as persons may have for disp…
19 V.I.C. § 1555 Collection and transportation
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(a) The Waste Management Authority shall insure that wastes are collected from waste and storage containers subject to his responsibility in a scheduled and timely manner. (b) The Waste Management Authority is authorized to issue permits for commercial waste collection and transp…
19 V.I.C. § 1556 Disposal
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(a) Wastes shall be disposed of only at authorized disposal sites and in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations of the Waste Management Authority. (b) The Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall approve by suitable permit the establishment and operation of all…
19 V.I.C. § 1557 Resource recovery
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(a) It is the intent of the Government to encourage, wherever practicable, the salvage, reuse, recovery or recycling of wastes; provided, that such activities, or the operation of facilities for such purposes, including junkyards and storage facilities, shall only be allowed unde…
19 V.I.C. § 1557a Redemption of recyclable materials; redemption centers
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(a) There is hereby established, under the direction and control of the Waste Management Authority, a program to reduce litter by encouraging the collection for recycling of certain containers and other recyclable materials in the Territory through a mechanism that would financia…
19 V.I.C. § 1558 Hazardous wastes
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It shall be the duty and responsibility of all persons to provide for proper storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste materials. The management of such materials shall be subject to rules and regulations to be developed by the Department of Planning and Natural Res…
19 V.I.C. § 1559 Motor vehicles and boats
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Any abandoned or junked automobile or other motor vehicle, the body, or wreckage or part thereof placed on a public place or on any private property in violation of paragraph (6) of section 1563 of this title may be removed from such place or property in accordance with the provi…
19 V.I.C. § 1560 Rules and regulations
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The Waste Management Authority shall promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of Title 3, Chapter 35 of this Code, as are necessary for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. However, the Commissioner of the Depart…
19 V.I.C. § 1561 Enforcement procedure
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(a) Notwithstanding any overlapping of agency responsibilities described under section 1553(c)–(g) of this chapter, each such agency shall be empowered and required to carry out the enforcement functions described thereunder. (b) Peace officers, as defined in this chapter, shall …
19 V.I.C. § 1562 Penalties
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person violating any provision of this chapter, or of any rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount of $1,000 for each offense, or b…
19 V.I.C. § 1563 Prohibited acts
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(1) No person shall—(1) throw, place or deposit any waste in any public place, except in receptacles in the manner provided by law and regulations thereunder;(2) interfere in any manner with any receptacle for waste which has been set out on a street or other public place for col…
19 V.I.C. § 1564 Injunctions
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In addition to any other penalties provided by law for violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General on behalf of the Government may bring actions in any court of the Virgin Islands to restrain such violations.