Title 32 — Sports and Parks
20 chapters · 344 sections in this title.
32 V.I.C. § 83 Applicability of other laws [Repealed]
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32 V.I.C. § 83 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 This section has more than one version with varying effective dates. § 83. Repealed. Aug. 8, 2022, No. 8609, § 8, Sess. L. 2022, p. 20…
32 V.I.C. § 84 Limitations on liability [Repealed]
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32 V.I.C. § 84 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 This section has more than one version with varying effective dates. § 84. Repealed. Aug. 8, 2022, No. 8609, § 8, Sess. L. 2022, p. 20…
32 V.I.C. § 91 Creation of historic district
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(a) There is hereby created in the town of Christiansted in the island of St. Croix a historic district including the Virgin Islands National Historic Site and areas adjacent thereto, which is bounded as follows: Beginning at the northwestern corner of Strand Lane and the shoreli…
32 V.I.C. § 92 Building permits in historic district
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In order to promote the general welfare and to preserve and protect the places and areas of historic interest, exterior architectural features and examples of the type of architecture used in St. Croix in its initial years, the Commissioner of Public Works, before issuing any per…
32 V.I.C. § 93 Construction with other provisions
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as superseding or affecting in any manner any other provision of law relating to the alteration, repair, or demolition of insanitary or unsafe dwellings or other structures.
32 V.I.C. § 94 Penalties; injunctions
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Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both. All such violations, in addition to the penalty herein set forth, may be enjoined in the district court. In such cases, injunction proceedings shall be f…
32 V.I.C. § 110 Establishment
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(a) There is established a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Virgin Islands Military Museum and Veterans Memorial Foundation (hereinafter the “Foundation”). (b) The general operation of the Foundation shall be vested in a nine-member Board of Directors (hereinafter the “Bo…
32 V.I.C. § 111 Powers and duties
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(a) The Board shall oversee the design, construction and management of the Virgin Islands Military Museum and Veterans Memorial Complex (hereinafter the “Complex”).
32 V.I.C. § 112 The Complex
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(a) The Complex shall be used for, but not limited to:(1) Exhibiting and preserving the exploits, achievements and heroism of Virgin Islanders who served in the Armed Forces.(2) Keeping a permanent registry of the names of the patriotic Virgin Islanders. (1) Exhibiting and preser…
32 V.I.C. § 113 Organizational matters
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(a) Members of the Board of Directors first appointed under this chapter, shall:(1) adopt a constitution and bylaws for the Foundation;(2) serve as incorporators of the Foundation; and(3) take whatever other action the Board deems appropriate in order to establish the Foundation …
32 V.I.C. § 114 Officers and employees
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(a) The Foundation shall have an executive and assistant executive director who shall be appointed by the Board. The Board shall appoint other officers, as it deems necessary. The executive director and other officers shall be compensated at a rate fixed by the Board. They shall …
32 V.I.C. § 115 Funding
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(a) The members of the Board shall be responsible for securing funding for the Complex. Funding sources may include, but not be limited to:(1) corporate donations;(2) private and personal donations;(3) federal grants;(4) federal turnkey programs; and(5) appropriations by the Legi…
32 V.I.C. § 131 Repealed. June 24, 1987, No. 5265, § 303(j), Sess. L. 1987, p. 42
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32 V.I.C. § 131 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. § 161 Boxing and Wrestling Commission
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(a) There is hereby established within the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation the Boxing Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission). Such Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation o…
32 V.I.C. § 162 Specific powers and duties of Boxing and Wrestling Commission
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(a) The Commission shall promulgate all such rules and regulations as may be pertinent for the proper direction, administration, supervision and control of all boxing and wrestling activities. Such regulations shall govern, without limitation, the contracting for boxers and wrest…
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. § 171 Repealed. Jan. 29, 1982, No. 4668, § 1, Sess. L. 1982, p. 3
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32 V.I.C. § 171 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. § 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) …