Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 505 Repealed. Jan. 8, 1959, No. 385, § 4(c), Sess. L. 1958, p. 180
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19 V.I.C. § 505 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. § 506 Regulation of meat establishments; penalties
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(a) All retail or other meat establishments and premises on or in which any meat or meat products are prepared or handled for public consumption shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Health and approved by…
19 V.I.C. § 507 Bottled mineral or spring water
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association or corporation to manufacture, bottle, sell, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, or for the purpose of selling, in the Virgin Islands, any artificial or natural mineral, spring, or other bott…
19 V.I.C. § 508 Virgin Islands Food Donation Act
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(a) This section may be cited as “The Virgin Islands Food Donation Act of 2003”.(a) As used in this section:(1) “Apparently fit grocery product” means a grocery product that meets a quality and labeling standard imposed by Federal, State, and local laws and regulations even thoug…
19 V.I.C. § 509 The Virgin Islands Food Code
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Virgin Islands Department of Health shall adopt, by reference, the 2001 Edition of the Food Code, Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration and any subsequent editions, supplements, and amendment…
19 V.I.C. § 541 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter,(1) “Adulterated Milk” means any milk or milk product that:(a) contains filth, dirt, an unwholesome substance or any foreign material;(b) is obtained from a cow suffering from a disease which might adversely affect the milk for human consumption;(c) is…
19 V.I.C. § 541a Repealed. Dec. 2, 2005, No. 6803, § 1, Sess. L. 2005, p. 459
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19 V.I.C. § 541a 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. § 542 Purpose; intent
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(a) Purpose. It is hereby declared that the purpose of this chapter is to protect, preserve and promote the public health and well-being of the people of the Virgin islands, to minimize the incidence of communicable diseases and to regulate the inspection of dairy farms, milk and…
19 V.I.C. § 543 Powers and duties
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(a) The Department shall administer and enforce all regulatory laws governing:(1) The production, processing, and distribution of milk and milk products.(2) The sanitary and healthful condition of the milk and milk products sold or offered for sale by establishments under the dep…
19 V.I.C. § 544 Health Revolving Fund
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Any moneys collected by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Health Revolving Fund as established by title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 111, § 3017 and used solely for the programs in this chapter.
19 V.I.C. § 545 Labeling of shelf life
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To ensure full disclosure of the date beyond which milk or milk products may no longer be offered for sale, all dairy processors shall establish, and legibly label as prescribed by rule of the department, the maximum shelf-life period during which milk and milk products may be of…
19 V.I.C. § 546 Permits; requirements; exemptions; temporary permits
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(a) Permits. (1) Each milk plant located in the Virgin Islands and each milk producer, milk hauler, milk hauling service, washing station operator, milk plant operator, milk distributor, single-service-container manufacturer, in the Virgin Islands, shall apply to the department f…
19 V.I.C. § 547 Inspection and re-inspection
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The department shall establish a schedule for inspections which shall require routine inspections in accordance with the minimum requirements contained in the pasteurized milk ordinance and more frequent inspections or re-inspections for permit holders with serious or repeated vi…
19 V.I.C. § 548 Milk and milk products which may be sold
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(a) Pasteurized milk and milk products can be Grade A or certified pasteurized milk and may be sold to the final consumer or to restaurants, soda fountains, grocery stores, or similar establishments.(1) In an emergency, as determined by the department, however, the department may…
19 V.I.C. § 549 Labeling of milk and milk products
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Milk and milk products offered for sale in the Virgin Islands shall be clearly labeled as to type of product. In the case of recombined milk the word “Recombined” or “Reconstituted” shall be in letters at least one half the size of the product name and no smaller than the words “…
19 V.I.C. § 550 Future dairy farms and milk plants
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(a) All future construction or extensive alteration of milk houses, milking barns, stables, parlors, transfer stations, and milk plants regulated under this chapter must meet certain minimum specifications and requirements, which the department shall establish by rule. (b) Anyone…
19 V.I.C. § 551 Information relating to trade secrets confidential
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The records of the department regarding matters encompassed by this chapter are public records; except that any information which would reveal a trade secret, as defined in title 14 Virgin Islands Code § 1665, of a dairy industry business is confidential and exempt from the provi…
19 V.I.C. § 552 Prohibited acts
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(a) It is unlawful for any person in the Virgin Islands to:(a) engage in the business of producing, hauling, transferring, receiving, processing, packaging, or distributing milk or milk products, or manufacturing single-service containers, without first obtaining a permit from th…
19 V.I.C. § 553 Imminent danger to public health; suspension of permit
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If any conditions are determined to exist which present an imminent health hazard to the public, the department may suspend the operating permit of the facility, without hearing, for a period not to exceed ten (10) business days. The suspension shall be effective upon receipt of …
19 V.I.C. § 554 Penalty and injunction
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(a) The department may enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties against any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter:(1) Issuance of a warning letter that relates to the class of the violation.(2) Imposition of an administrative fine of not …
19 V.I.C. § 555 Repealed. Dec. 2, 2005, No. 6803, § 1, Sess. L. 2005, p. 459
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19 V.I.C. § 555 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. § 556 Repealed. Dec. 2, 2005, No. 6803, § 1, Sess. L. 2005, p. 459
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19 V.I.C. § 556 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. § 591 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the “Virgin Islands Controlled Substances Law”.
19 V.I.C. § 592 Findings and declarations
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The Legislature of the Virgin Islands hereby finds and declares that many of the drugs included within this chapter have a useful and legitimate medical purpose and are necessary to maintain the health and general welfare of the people of the Virgin Islands; however, the illegal …
19 V.I.C. § 593 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) The term “addict” means any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with refe…
19 V.I.C. § 594 Authority and criteria for classification of substances
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(a) The Commissioner shall apply the provisions of this chapter to the controlled substances listed in the schedules established by section 595 of this chapter and to any other drug or other substance added to such schedules under this chapter. Except as provided in subsections (…
19 V.I.C. § 595 Schedules of controlled substances
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(a) There are established five schedules of controlled substances, to be known as Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V. Such schedules shall initially consist of the substances listed in this section. The schedules established by this section shall be updated and republished on a semi…
19 V.I.C. § 596 Rules and regulations
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The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations and to charge reasonable fees relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances within the Virgin Islands.
19 V.I.C. § 597 Persons required to register
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(a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled substance or who purposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled substance, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the Commissioner in accordance with the rule…
19 V.I.C. § 598 Registration requirements
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(a) The Commissioner shall register an applicant to manufacture controlled substances in schedule I or II if he determines that such registration is consistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the following factors shall be considered:(1) maintenance …
19 V.I.C. § 599 Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration
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(a) A registration pursuant to section 598 to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner upon finding that the registrant—(1) has materially falsified any application filed pursuant to or required by this chapter;(2…
19 V.I.C. § 600 Labeling and packaging requirements
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It shall be unlawful to distribute a controlled substance in a commercial container unless such container, when and as required by regulations of the Commissioner, bears a label (as defined in section 201(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) containing an identifying s…
19 V.I.C. § 601 Records and reports of registrants
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (c)—(1) every registrant under this chapter shall, on the effective date of this section, or as soon thereafter as such registrant first engages in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances, and every second year th…
19 V.I.C. § 602 Order forms
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II to another except in pursuance of a written order of the person to whom such substance is distributed, made on a form to be issued by the Commissioner in blank in accordance with subs…
19 V.I.C. § 603 Prescriptions
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(a) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in schedule II, which is a prescription drug as determined under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, may be dispensed without the written prescription…
19 V.I.C. § 603a Patient Opioid Notification
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(a) Prior to issuing the initial prescription of a Schedule II controlled substance or any other opioid pain reliever that is a prescription drug in a course of treatment for acute or chronic pain and again prior to issuing the second prescription in a course of treatment, a prac…
19 V.I.C. § 604 Prohibited acts A-penalties
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(a) Except as authorized by this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—(1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance; or(2) to create, distribute, or dispense, …
19 V.I.C. § 605 Prohibited acts B-penalties
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person—(1) who is subject to the requirements to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of section 603;(2) who is a registrant to distribute or dispense a controlled substance not authorized by his registration to another regis…
19 V.I.C. § 606 Prohibited acts C-penalties
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—(1) who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as required by section 602 of thi…
19 V.I.C. § 607 Penalty for simple possession; conditional discharge and expunging of records for first offense
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(a) Except as provided in sections 607a, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance or designer drugs unless such substance or designer drugs was obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order, from a practiti…
19 V.I.C. § 607a Possession of marijuana
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(a) Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the term—(1) “Marijuana” has the same meaning as provided in title 19 Virgin Islands Code section 593.(2) “Manufacture” has the same meaning as provided in section 593(18) of this title. (1) “Marijuana” has the same meaning as provid…
19 V.I.C. § 608 Distribution to persons under age eighteen
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(a) Any person who violates section 604(a)(1) of this chapter by distributing a controlled substance to a person under eighteen years of age is (except as provided in subsection (b) of this section) punishable by (1) a term of imprisonment and a fine equal to twice that authorize…
19 V.I.C. § 608a Use of a juvenile in drug distribution
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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 604 of this title, any person, being at least 18 years of age, who knowingly uses, solicits, directs, hires, or employs a person 17 years of age or younger to violate any section of chapter 29 of this title, and is found to have viola…
19 V.I.C. § 608b Maintaining or operating controlled substance production facilities
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In addition to any other provision of law, any person who knowingly maintains or operates any premises, place, or facility used for the manufacture of methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine or any substance classified as a narcotic drug in Schedule I or II, or…
19 V.I.C. § 609 Attempt and conspiracy
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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this chapter is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both which may not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
19 V.I.C. § 610 Additional penalties
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Any penalty imposed for violation of this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by law.
19 V.I.C. § 611 Continuing criminal enterprise
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(a) (1) Any person who engages in a continuing criminal enterprise shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may not be less than 10 years and which may be up to life imprisonment, to a fine of not more than $100,000, and to the forfeiture prescribed in paragraph (2); ex…
19 V.I.C. § 612 Dangerous special drug offender sentencing
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(a) Whenever the Attorney General or United States Attorney in the prosecution of a defendant in a court of the Virgin Islands for an alleged felonious violation of any provision of this chapter committed when the defendant was over the age of twenty-one years has reasons to beli…
19 V.I.C. § 612a Liability for drug-induced deaths
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine or any other controlled dangerous substance classified in section 595 of this title schedules I or II…
19 V.I.C. § 613 Information for sentencing
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropri…