Title 32 — Sports and Parks
20 chapters · 344 sections in this title.
32 V.I.C. § 218 Collection of samples
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(a) Samples must be collected from racehorses to test for the presence of prohibited substances. (b) Either the owner, trainer, or a representative of the owner or the trainer must be present during the collection of the horse’s blood and urine samples. The Commission shall maint…
32 V.I.C. § 219 Prohibited drugs and substances
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(a) A list of prohibited drugs and substances and methods must be developed by the Commission after consultation with the Department of Agriculture. (b) The list must at a minimum include any substance or method that is included on either—(1) Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 drugs, medication…
32 V.I.C. § 220 Laboratory selection; requirements
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The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission shall select the laboratory to be used in testing samples taken within its jurisdiction, but the laboratory selected must be accredited by, and comply with the testing protocols and standards established by the Commission and any all fed…
32 V.I.C. § 221 Prohibition of importing banned race horses and certain practices at the racetrack
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to, attempt to, or cause, solicit, request, or conspire with another or others to:(1) import into the Virgin Islands for participation in live racing any horse that has been banned from other jurisdictions for physical, medical, or doping issues;…
32 V.I.C. § 222 Anti-doping rule violation
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(1) The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission, after notice to and with appropriate opportunity for comment from industry representatives and the public, shall establish a list of anti-doping rule violations including, but not limited to:(1) strict liability for the presence of …
32 V.I.C. § 223 Enforcement
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(a) The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission shall enforce this subchapter. The Commission may request the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Police may order law enforcement officers to aid the Commission in preventing horse racing at any track within the respectiv…
32 V.I.C. § 224 Doping penalties and other sanctions
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(a) The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission, after notice to and with appropriate opportunity for comment from thoroughbred industry representatives and the public, shall establish uniform regulations imposing sanctions against covered persons or covered horses for anti-doping…
32 V.I.C. § 225 Adjudicatory hearing
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(a) A person issued a notice of anti-doping violation, may file a written application for an adjudicatory hearing before the Commission not later than 10 days after service of the notice of violation. A request that is not filed within 10 days is void, and the person is deemed to…
32 V.I.C. § 226 Regulations for administration and enforcement procedures
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(a) Not later than 120 days after the effective date of this section, the Commission, after notice to and with appropriate opportunity for comment from thoroughbred industry representatives and the public, shall promulgate regulations not inconsistent with this subchapter carry o…
32 V.I.C. § 227 Relationship to Federal Anti-Doping Laws
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If any of sections 215-226 is inconsistent with federal anti-doping laws, the federal laws govern.
32 V.I.C. § 231 Automobile Racing Commissions
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(a) There is hereby established within the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, two separate commissions for the regulation of automobile racing, one for the Island of St. Croix, to be designated the “St. Croix Automobile Racing Commission” and one for the Islands of St. T…
32 V.I.C. § 232 Supervision and regulation of automobile racing
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(a) Automobile racing on the Islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John shall be supervised by the St. Croix Automobile Racing Commission and the St. Thomas-St. John Automobile Racing Commission, as appropriate, as established within the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreat…
32 V.I.C. § 233 Permit from the Virgin Islands Police Department; fee
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Not less than fifteen days prior to the holding of any automobile race at a designated public race course designed for that purpose, the sponsor of the race shall apply in writing to the Chief of Police of the territorial district wherein he proposes to hold such race for a permi…
32 V.I.C. § 234 Holding race meets without notice to the Virgin Islands Police Department; penalty
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Any person participating in any automobile race meet in any of the designated public places within the Territory, when the notice required to be given to the Chief of Police of the Territorial District wherein it is proposed to hold such race meet as required by this chapter has …
32 V.I.C. § 241 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virgin Islands Lottery Law”.
32 V.I.C. § 242 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Commission” shall mean the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission established by this chapter.(2) “Lottery” or “Virgin Islands Lottery” shall mean the lottery established and operated pursuant to this chapter.(3) “Director” shall mean the Dire…
32 V.I.C. § 243 The Virgin Islands Lottery
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There is hereby established as an instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Lottery, which shall be the official lottery of the Virgin Islands and shall be managed by a Director, subject to the supervision of the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission…
32 V.I.C. § 244 Virgin Islands Lottery Commission
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(a) The Virgin Islands Lottery Commission shall be composed of the Commissioner of Finance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or his designee, and five additional members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature, for a term of four y…
32 V.I.C. § 245 Director of Virgin Islands Lottery
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(a) The Lottery shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a Director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such Lottery. The Director shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislat…
32 V.I.C. § 246 Powers and duties of Commission
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(a) The Commission shall have the power, and it shall be its duty:(a) To promulgate such rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation of the lottery as it deems necessary and desirable. Such rules and regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, the fo…
32 V.I.C. § 246a Approval of additional lotteries
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In addition to the lottery game in effect as of January 1, 1985 in the Virgin Islands, the Commission shall have the power to establish and operate any other lottery game; provided, however that before any lottery game is established and operated by the Commission, it shall condu…
32 V.I.C. § 247 Powers and duties of the Director
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(a) The Director shall have the power, and it shall be his duty to:(a) Supervise and administer the operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the rules and regulations of the Commission.(b) Subject to the approval of the Commission, appoi…
32 V.I.C. § 248 Action of Commission; Governor's veto power
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No action of the Commission shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least four members are present and shall vote in favor thereof. The minutes of every meeting of the Commission, including any rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission or any amendments, …
32 V.I.C. § 249 Subpoena power of Commission
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(a) The Commission shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before it in any matter over which it has jurisdiction, control or supervision. The Commission shall have th…
32 V.I.C. § 250 Lottery sales agents
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(a) Before issuing a lottery sales agent's license the director shall consider such factors as (1) the financial responsibility and security of the person and his business or activity, (2) the accessibility of his place of business or activity to the public, (3) the sufficiency o…
32 V.I.C. § 251 Authority of sales agents
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person licensed as provided in this chapter is hereby authorized and empowered to act as a lottery sales agent.
32 V.I.C. § 252 Non-assignability of prizes
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No right of any person to a prize drawn shall be assignable, except that payment of any prize drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and except that any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which the winner is entitled. Th…
32 V.I.C. § 253 Prohibitions; penalties
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(a) No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the Commission. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any p…
32 V.I.C. § 254 Sales to persons under 18 years prohibited
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No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under the age of 18, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person 18 years of age or older to a person less than that age. Any licensee who knowingly sells or…
32 V.I.C. § 255 Person prohibited from purchasing tickets
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No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to any of the following persons: any officer or employee of the Lottery.
32 V.I.C. § 255a Repealed. July 31, 2004, No. 6677, § 10, Sess. L. 2004, p. 64
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32 V.I.C. § 255a 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.
32 V.I.C. § 256 Unclaimed prize money; lost or stolen prizes
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(a) Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket or share shall be retained by the Director for the person entitled thereto for six months after the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for said money within six months, the prize money shall be retai…
32 V.I.C. § 257 Deposit of lottery sales monies
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The Director may, in his discretion, require any or all lottery sales agents to deposit to the credit of the Virgin Islands Lottery Fund in banks, designated by the Commissioner of Finance all moneys received by such agents from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, less the amo…
32 V.I.C. § 258 Exclusive application of penalties
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No other law providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets or any acts done in connection with the lottery shall apply to the sale of tickets or shares performed pursuant to this chapter, provided, that this provision shall be prohibit the application of cri…
32 V.I.C. § 259 Minors; prizes
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If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of 18 years, and such prize is less than $5,000, the Director may direct payment of the prize by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family or a guardian of the minor of a check or draft payable to th…
32 V.I.C. § 260 Plan filed by Governor; reserve fund amount
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Not later than May 1st of each year, the Governor shall file with the Legislature a plan of operation and statement of projected revenues and expenditures of the Virgin Islands Lottery for the next succeeding fiscal year. Upon review of this plan, the Legislature shall determine …
32 V.I.C. § 260a Annual audit
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The financial records of the Commission, as they pertain to Lottery revenues, shall be subjected to an annual independent audit by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants to be designated by the President of the Legislature.
32 V.I.C. § 261 Reduction of tax liability on winnings
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(a) The owner or owners of the winning numbers in each drawing of the Virgin Islands Lottery shall be entitled to a reduction of their income tax liability, for that year, equivalent to 100 percent of the income taxes incurred to the Virgin Islands by said owner or owners, attrib…
32 V.I.C. § 271 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:“Amusement attraction” means any building or structure around, over or through which persons may move or walk, without the aid of any moving device integral to the building or structure, that provides amuseme…
32 V.I.C. § 272 Affidavit of inspection and insurance
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No amusement ride or attraction shall be operated unless the owner or lessee has filed with the Commissioner an affidavit that the ride or attraction has been inspected by a qualified inspector and that the owner or lessee has a current insurance policy in force in an amount of n…
32 V.I.C. § 273 Accident reports
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Whenever an owner or lessee submits an accident report to his insurance company, a copy of those reports which involve physical injury to an individual as a result of the operation of an amusement ride or the use of an amusement attraction shall be filed within 10 days with the C…
32 V.I.C. § 274 Owners, lessees, or operators may deny entry
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The owner, lessee, or operator of any amusement ride or attraction may deny entry to any person if, in his opinion, the entry may jeopardize the safety of the person desiring entry or the safety of other patrons of the amusement ride or attraction. No intoxicated person shall be …
32 V.I.C. § 275 Exemptions
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Non-mechanized playground equipment, including but not limited to swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides, trampolines, swinging gates and physical fitness devices, except where an admission fee is charged to a…
32 V.I.C. § 276 Hazardous or unsafe ride; temporary cessation of operation
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The Commissioner may order, in writing, a temporary cessation of operation of an amusement ride or attraction if it has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. Operation shall not resume until such conditions are corrected to the satisfaction of the Commission…
32 V.I.C. § 277 Injunctive proceedings
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The Commissioner and the Attorney General shall have the authority to bring injunctive proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with any lawful order made by the Commissioner under this chapter.
32 V.I.C. § 278 Penalty
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Any person who operates an amusement ride or attraction in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 or imprisonment for not less than 30 days, or both. Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate and d…
32 V.I.C. § 279 Territory not liable
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Neither the territory nor any political subdivision, directly or indirectly, is the guarantor of the safety of any amusement ride or attraction and shall not be liable with regard to its inspection of amusement rides or attractions as provided by this chapter.
32 V.I.C. § 301 License fees for nickelodeons and pinball machines
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(a) There is levied and assessed in the Virgin Islands the annual license fee specified in section 303 of Title 27 on each nickelodeon and pinball machine, payable in advance on January 15 of each calendar year. (b) Licenses under this section shall be issued by the Lieutenant Go…
32 V.I.C. § 331 Licenses for billiard and pool tables
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(a) It shall be unlawful to maintain a pool or billiard table in any place open to the public without a license therefor. (b) The annual license fee for each public billiard or pool table shall be as specified in section 303 of Title 27. (c) All applications for licenses shall be…
32 V.I.C. § 332 Exhibition of license
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Every person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to this chapter shall exhibit such license upon the demand of any person.