Title 32, Sports and Parks
20 chapters · 326 sections in this title.
32 V.I.C. § 163 Licenses; fees
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The Commission shall issue licenses upon the payment of a fee. Such fees shall be set by the Commission with the advice and consent of the Legislature. Licenses shall be required for boxing and wrestling clubs, promoters, professionals' agents, referees, judges, timekeepers, seco…
32 V.I.C. § 164 Execution of documents; agreements with other agencies
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The Commission is hereby authorized to execute and sign, in the name of the Commission and in representation of the Territory of the Virgin Islands, all agreements, deeds, contracts, licenses, and other documents necessary for the operation of this Commission. The Commission is f…
32 V.I.C. § 165 Rights in property of other agencies
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In order to enforce the ends and purposes of this chapter, the Commission is hereby empowered to take steps to obtain from any other agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the transfer of any property or rights therein which the Commission may deem nec…
32 V.I.C. § 166 Receipts covered into treasury
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All receipts of the Virgin Islands Boxing and Wrestling Commission from any source shall be covered into the Boxing and Wrestling Revolving Fund of the treasury.
32 V.I.C. § 167 Sale in excess of capacity
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There is hereby prohibited the sale of tickets in excess of the maximum capacity as fixed by the Commission in consultation with the Police Commissioner for each of the types of structures where a boxing or wrestling event is to be held.
32 V.I.C. § 168 Penalties; impresario defined
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Any impresario of a boxing or wrestling event or any employee thereof who refuses or in any way fails to comply with the provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission for implementing same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convict…
32 V.I.C. § 169 Administrative assistance
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The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall furnish such administrative assistance to the Commission as may reasonably be necessary including but not limited to office space, secretarial help, assistance in housekeeping duties, preparation and printing of programs and …
32 V.I.C. § 170 Review of decisions
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Any aggrieved party to any proceeding before the Commission may have the decision or determination reviewed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 97 of Title 5 of the Virgin Islands Code.
32 V.I.C. § 181 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter and unless the context requires a different meaning:(a) “Engage in an equine activity” means riding, training, driving, breeding, being a passenger upon, or providing or assisting in veterinary treatment of an equine, whether mounted or unmoun…
32 V.I.C. § 182 Injury, death, or property damage; liability
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 185, an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or other person is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant or property damage resulting from an inherent risk of an equine activity. Except as otherwise provided…
32 V.I.C. § 183 Liability; exception; waiver; release
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(a) This chapter does not apply to spectating at an equine activity, unless the spectator places himself in an unauthorized area and in immediate proximity to the equine activity. (b) Two persons may agree in writing to a waiver of liability beyond the provisions of this chapter.…
32 V.I.C. § 184 Participant's responsibility
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(a) Each participant who engages in an equine activity expressly assumes the risk of and legal responsibility for injury, loss, or damage to the participant or the participant's property that results from participating in an equine activity, except in specific situations as set f…
32 V.I.C. § 185 Liability not prevented or limited; conditions
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(a) Section 182 does not prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or other person if the equine activity sponsor, equine professional or other person does any of the following:(1) Provides equipment or tack and knows or should know that t…
32 V.I.C. § 186 Notice; posting and maintenance of signs; contract; contents of notice
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(a) An equine activity sponsor shall post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice set forth in subsection (c). The sign must be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals or arenas or other places where equine activities are conducted. The warning…
32 V.I.C. § 187 Applicability of chapter
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This chapter applies only to a cause of action filed on or after the effective date of this chapter.
32 V.I.C. § 201 Racing Commissions
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(a) There is established within the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, two separate commissions for the regulation of horse racing, one for the island of St. Croix, designated the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission, and one for the islands of St. Thomas and…
32 V.I.C. § 202 Supervision and regulation of horse racing
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(a) The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission, after due notice and public hearings, shall adopt, amend, and repeal regulations for horse racing. The adopted regulations as well as the anti-doping policy established by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission apply to both St.…
32 V.I.C. § 203 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this chapter, and unless the context requires a different meaning:(1) “added money” means the various fees paid by owners of horses nominated to, entered in and/or starting a race;(2) “purse race” means a race in which the owners of competing horses do not…
32 V.I.C. § 204 Parimutuel betting; place and manner of conducting parimutuel betting
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, parimutuel betting may be conducted at any horse racing meet, subject to the control and supervision of the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-St. John Horse Racing Commission, as appropriate, and in accordance with…
32 V.I.C. § 205 Disposition of on track parimutuel pools
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(a) A person, corporation, or association authorized under this chapter to conduct parimutuel betting at a horse race meeting on races run, shall distribute all sums deposited in any parimutuel pool to the holders of winning tickets, less a maximum of twenty-five percent of the t…
32 V.I.C. § 206 Off-track betting
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-St. John Horse Racing Commission, as appropriate, may authorize any corporation or association licensed to or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement to conduct horse rac…
32 V.I.C. § 207 Entrance fees
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rules or regulations, no horse owner shall be compelled to pay an entrance fee in order to enter a horse in any purse race authorized by the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-St. John Horse Racing Commission, as approp…
32 V.I.C. § 208 Simulcasting and disposition of pools
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-St. John Horse Racing Commission, as appropriate, may permit a person, corporation, or association that is licensed to or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement to …
32 V.I.C. § 209 Lease-franchise or concession agreement
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-St. John Horse Racing Commission, as appropriate, may award lease-franchises or concession agreement for a term of up to twenty years to any individual, partne…
32 V.I.C. § 211 Conditions of license
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(1) A racetrack operator who has a valid Franchise Agreement shall:(1) enforce applicable statutory requirements, including but not limited to this chapter and any regulations promulgated by the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-St. John Horse Racing Commission,…
32 V.I.C. § 212 Required disclosures for holder of Franchise Agreement
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(a) Unless the holder of a franchise agreement is the holder of a casino license, the holder must comply with the following disclosures and notices:(a) All individuals, entities, associations, partnerships, and corporations who own five percent or more of the equity of the racetr…
32 V.I.C. § 213 Termination of license
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The license to conduct a horse race meeting is personal and non-transferable, and terminates upon a substantial change of ownership of the racetrack operator, unless provided otherwise in an approved franchise agreement, or the St. Croix Horse Racing Commission or the St. Thomas-…
32 V.I.C. § 214 Racetrack requirements
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(a) The holder of a franchise agreement to operate a racetrack or any temporary permittee, operator or promoter of live horse races at the St. Thomas racetrack shall comply with the following requirements:(a) A horse transporter and a winch must be provided at all racetracks for …
32 V.I.C. § 214a Jockeys
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(a) A jockey shall annually file a current physical examination report with the Commission. (b) After any serious fall or injury, a jockey shall present to the Commission a release from a treating physician before the Commission permits the jockey to return to riding at the track…
32 V.I.C. § 214b Supervision and regulation of horse racing
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(a) Whoever having a horse entered in a horse race or having in his custody or control such a horse permits the administration of any drug, or the application of an electric battery or similar device to such horse, for the purpose of weakening or stimulating the animal, or admini…
32 V.I.C. § 215 Definitions
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(a) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Administer” means to cause the introduction of a substance into the body of a horse.(2) “Commission” means the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission.(3) “Drug” means any substance or metabolite of such substance that does not exist naturally i…
32 V.I.C. § 215a Examination of horses
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(a) All horses participating in horse races must be examined before the race or races in which they participate. (b) All horses that place or receive a prize must be tested immediately after the race in which they place or receive a prize. (c) Judges and stewards may select any h…
32 V.I.C. § 216 Trainers’ responsibilities
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(a) Trainers are responsible for the condition all horses trained by them. (b) No trainer may start or permit a horse under the trainer’s custody, care or control to start or to be started, if the trainer knows or has cause to believe that the horse has be administered a prohibit…
32 V.I.C. § 217 Veterinarians’ record and reporting responsibilities; procedures for administration and prescription of drugs; responsibilities for use and disposal of hypodermic syringes and needles
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(a) All licensed veterinarians shall keep a written record of their practice concerning horses participating at pari-mutuel thoroughbred race meets in the Virgin Islands, whether performed at a licensed or franchised track or elsewhere. (b) The records required in subsection (a) …
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…