Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 180 Definitions
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(a) The following terms, wherever used or referenced in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:(a) “Adequate care” means the provision of adequate food, clean water, shelter, sanitary conditions, exercise, rest…
14 V.I.C. § 181 Animal abuse in the first degree
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(a) Any person who maliciously or unnecessarily:(a) kills any animal; or(b) tortures, maims, mutilates, disfigures, wounds, or inflicts unjustifiable pain on any animal; or(c) forces, causes or induces a minor to maliciously or unnecessarily kill, torture, maim, mutilate; malicio…
14 V.I.C. § 182 Animal abuse in the second degree
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(a) Any person who intentionally or knowingly:(a) causes, permits or inflicts unjustifiable or repeated physical pain, suffering or injury to any animal; or(b) leads any animal from any vehicle or from a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle in a malicious or negligent manner; or(c) t…
14 V.I.C. § 183 Animal neglect in the first degree
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(a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently:(a) fails to provide an animal in such person's custody or control with adequate care, and such failure causes serious physical injury or death to the animal; or(b) abandons an animal or causes an animal to be…
14 V.I.C. § 184 Animal neglect in the second degree
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(a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently fails to provide adequate care for an animal in such person's custody and such failure causes the animal needless suffering shall, for every such offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up …
14 V.I.C. § 185 Future animal custody and counseling
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(a) If a person is convicted of any offense defined in sections 181, 182, 183 and 184 of this chapter, the court shall, in addition to any other sentence or penalty imposed, enter an order enjoining the person from acting as a custodian of any animal for a period of not less than…
14 V.I.C. § 186 Animal Abuse Fund
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(a) There is established a special fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands known as the Animal Abuse Fund, referred to as the “Fund”. The Commissioner of Finance shall provide for the administration of the Fund as a separate fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (b) The …
14 V.I.C. § 187 Seizure
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(a) Any employee of the Department of Agriculture appropriately designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture, any peace officer, animal warden or agent of a Humane Society or Animal Shelter designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to title 19, section 2604 of the V…
14 V.I.C. § 188 Permitting animals to stray on public roads
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Whoever permits donkeys, horses, mules, sheep, cattle, hogs or goats to stray at large so as to create a menace or hazard upon any public road, street or highway shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 189 Dogs running at large
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For purposes of this chapter and in accordance with 19 V.I.C., chapter 66, it is unlawful for any person owning, controlling, or having in their care or custody any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to permit the dog to be upon any public street, alley, public beaches, or publ…
14 V.I.C. § 190 Ferocious, vicious or mischievous animals [Renumbered]
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(1) Whoever, owning a ferocious, vicious, or mischievous animal and knowing its propensities—(1) willfully suffers it to go at large; or(2) keeps it without ordinary care—and such animal while so at large, or while not kept with ordinary care, kills or seriously injures any human…
14 V.I.C. § 191 Wrongful taking of animals [Renumbered]
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Any person not entitled to the possession of any animal who, without the consent of the owner of said animal and with intent to deprive the owner, temporarily or permanently, of the animal or its possession, takes, uses or rides said animal is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be…
14 V.I.C. § 192 Importation of snakes
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(a) Whoever imports into the Virgin Islands any snake of any kind, without the prior written permission of the Department of Agriculture, shall be fined not more than $10,000. (b) Whoever willfully frees within the Virgin Islands any non-indigenous snake of any kind shall be fine…
14 V.I.C. § 193 Wrongful killing of animals for personal use or financial gain [Renumbered]
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Any person not entitled to the possession of any animal or animals, who with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the same, kills the animal or animals for the purpose of procuring the meat for his own personal use or to sell the meat or carcass for personal gain is, if…
14 V.I.C. § 194 Dogs or horses used by peace officers; willful or malicious harm or interference; penalty; restitution [Renumbered]
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(a) Any person who willfully and maliciously and with no legal justification strikes, beats, kicks, stabs, shoots with a firearm, administers any poison or other harmful or stupefying substance to, or throws, hurls, or projects at, or places any rock, object, or other substance w…