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Virgin Islands Statutes, Title 19

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Title 19, Health

55 chapters · 675 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 19675 Ch 29, Controlled Substances80 Ch 45, Behavioral Health61 Ch 34, The Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act36 Ch 37, General Provisions30 Ch 66, Animal Protection and Control28 Ch 20, Virgin Islands Revised Uniform Anato…25 Ch 67, Animal Diseases25 Ch 16, V.I. Government Hospitals and Health…24 Ch 59B, Cemeteries23 Ch 17, Government Hospital and Medical Fees22 Ch 53A, Smoking Ban17 Ch 6, Cancer and Autoimmune Disease Registries16 Ch 10, Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act16 Ch 15, Licensing, Inspection and Regulation…16

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19 V.I.C. § 2608 Tags kept attached to collar; transfer; confinement of dogs; permanent records
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The owner of a kennel shall keep one of such tags attached to a collar on each dog three months old or over, kept by him under a kennel certificate, when and during such time as such dog is without the kennel. Such tags may be transferred from one dog to another whenever any dog …
19 V.I.C. § 2609 Guide dogs for the blind
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The provisions of this subchapter relating to the payment of fees and other charges shall not apply to any blind person owning a guide dog. License tags for guide dogs shall be issued without charge.
19 V.I.C. § 2610 Failure to obtain license, penalty
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Whoever fails to obtain a proper license tag as provided in this subchapter shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than $50.
19 V.I.C. § 2611 Guard dogs
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Dogs kept for the purpose of guarding warehouses, wharves or similar places, at night shall be confined so that they cannot get out.

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19 V.I.C. § 2612 Liability of owners

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(a) Owners of dogs shall be liable for any damage done by their dogs. (b) The owners of any dogs which shall bite any person, while such person is on or in a public place, or lawfully on or in a private place, including the place of the owner of such dogs, shall be liable for suc…

19 V.I.C. § 2613 Inciting dog to attack; personal or property damages; penalty

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(1) Whoever—(1) incites a dog to attack, or, being the owner does not take measures to prevent his dog from doing so, or(2) owns a dog that damages property or injures any persons—shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than $100. (1) incites a dog to attack, or, being the …

19 V.I.C. § 2613a Promoting, staging, advertising or witnessing dogfights; confiscation of equipment; possession of dog

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(a) Whoever:(1) willfully, or for any bet, stake, or reward, instigates or encourages any dog to attack, bite, wound or bait another dog, except in the course of protection of life or property;(2) keeps any house, pit or other place, or provides any equipment or facilities to be …

19 V.I.C. § 2614 Dogs injuring stock

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It shall be lawful for any person who shall see any dog or dogs chasing, biting, injuring or killing any sheep, goat, swine or other domestic animal, including poultry, belonging to such person, on any real property owned or leased by, or under the control of, such person, or on …

19 V.I.C. § 2615 Dogs running at large

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Any unlicensed dog or any dog bearing a proper license tag found running at large may be seized, impounded and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of subchapter III of this chapter.

19 V.I.C. § 2615a Dog bites; quarantine; penalty for obstructing

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Any dog which bites any person may, upon notice to the Commissioner or any animal warden, be seized by the Commissioner or said animal warden, impounded and quarantined for the purpose of determining the existence of rabies. Any owner or other person who prevents or obstructs the…

19 V.I.C. § 2615b Dogs prohibited in Virgin Islands Public Housing Projects

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any occupant or tenant in any Virgin Islands Public Housing Project to own, breed or house any dog or dangerous pet, except seeing eye dogs, within such project. (b) Any occupant or tenant who is found in violation of subsection (a) of this section sh…

19 V.I.C. § 2615c Registration, confinement and confiscation of dangerous dogs

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(a) It is unlawful for an owner to have a dangerous dog in the Virgin Islands without a certificate of registration issued by an animal shelter under this section. This section shall not apply to dogs used by peace officers in the discharge of their duties.(1) An animal shelter, …

19 V.I.C. § 2616 Registering of animals, transferring ownership

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(a) No person shall own, keep, or harbor any donkey, horse, mule, sheep, cattle, hog, or goat, two months old or older, unless registered as provided for in this chapter. Written application for such registration shall be made to the Commissioner on a form prescribed and furnishe…

19 V.I.C. § 2616a Branding or marking of animals

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(a) No person shall own, keep or harbor any donkey, horse, mule, sheep, cattle, hog, or goat, two months old or older, unless such animal is branded, tagged or tattooed on a conspicuous part of the body with an identification or marking. (b) An owner of any donkey, horse, mule, s…

19 V.I.C. § 2616b Seizure and detention; notice to owners; branding or marking

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(a) Any animal found running at large, or tied on public property, or on private property without the consent of the owner of the property, shall be taken up by animal wardens and impounded in an animal shelter, and shall be confined for disposition in accordance with the further…

19 V.I.C. § 2617 Reclaiming by owner; impounded fees

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(a) The first time any animal, except a horse, donkey, mule or cattle, is impounded, it may be reclaimed upon payment by the owner to the Commissioner, or his designated agent, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25) and the additional sum of ten dollars ($10) for each day the anima…

19 V.I.C. § 2618 Disposition of unclaimed animals

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Animals not claimed by the owner as hereinabove provided may be disposed of by the Commissioner or his designated agent by sale or gift to a responsible and suitable person, by transfer to a humane society or by destruction in a humane manner.

19 V.I.C. § 2619 Destruction of injured, disabled or diseased animals

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The Commissioner or his designated agent may cause to be destroyed any animal when, in his judgment, such animal appears to be so injured, disabled or diseased as to be past recovery or unfit for any useful purpose.

19 V.I.C. § 2622 Interference with administration of law

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with any officer or agent in the enforcement of this law. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to take an animal away from such officer or agent having it in his possession or from the premises where it is impounded. (c) It …

19 V.I.C. § 2623 Penalties

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(a) Whoever—(a) fails to obtain the proper license tags as provided herein, or(b) violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation or order issued under this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided, shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than $100. (a…

19 V.I.C. § 2624 Animal Fund; use of

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(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the treasury of the Virgin Islands to be known as the Animal Fund into which all moneys collected under the provisions of this act shall be paid, and from which expenses necessary in the carrying into effect the provisions of this cha…

19 V.I.C. § 2701 Notice of disease among animals

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(a) As used in this chapter “animal” shall be deemed to include poultry and where the context so requires, animal and poultry products. (b) Every owner or possessor of animals, every breeder of animals, every person bringing animals into the Virgin Islands, every owner, manager o…

19 V.I.C. § 2702 Exposure of infected animal on road or field

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No person shall turn out, keep or graze an animal knowing it to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease, on any roadside or field, where it can come in contact with any other animal not so infected.

19 V.I.C. § 2703 Exposure of infected animal in market, stable, etc

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No person shall bring, or attempt to bring, into any market, stable, corral, or any other place where other animals may be met with any animal known by him to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease.

19 V.I.C. § 2704 Sale of infected animal or parts thereof

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No person shall sell or dispose of to another person, any animal known to him to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or the meat, skin, hide, horns, hoofs, or any other part of an animal infected with any infectious or contagious disease at the time of its deat…

19 V.I.C. § 2705 Destruction of carcasses

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The carcasses of any animals dying or slaughtered because they were infected or suspected of being infected with a contagious or infectious disease shall be disposed of in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

19 V.I.C. § 2706 Seizure and destruction of infected animals

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If any animal infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or suspected of being so infected, is sold or disposed of, or is exposed or offered for sale, or is brought or attempted to be brought, for the purpose of being exposed or offered for sale in any market or other op…

19 V.I.C. § 2707 Slaughter of infected animals; exceptions

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The Commissioner of Agriculture shall cause to be slaughtered all animals found to be suffering from infectious or contagious disease, or suspected of being so infected, when in his opinion it is necessary to have such animals slaughtered for the purpose of preventing the spread …

19 V.I.C. § 2708 Compensation for slaughtered animal

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When the animal slaughtered was suffering from infectious or contagious disease and it appeared that the owner was not negligent in respect to the care of such animal so as to prevent it from becoming infected with infectious or contagious disease, compensation shall be paid the …

19 V.I.C. § 2709 Prohibiting importation of animals, etc., to prevent introduction of disease

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(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may, with the approval of the Governor, from time to time prohibit the importation or introduction into the Virgin Islands, or into any particular port thereof, of animals or of flesh, hides, hoofs, horns or other parts of animals, or of hay, s…

19 V.I.C. § 2710 Prescribing limits of infected areas

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Whenever it appears to the Commissioner of Agriculture that infectious or contagious disease of animals exists, he shall notify the owner and he may prescribe the limits of the infected place. The area of the infected place may include any field, stable, cow shed, or other premis…

19 V.I.C. § 2711 Declaring places free of disease

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The Commissioner of Agriculture may at any time, by order, declare any place to be free from infectious or contagious disease, and thereupon and from time specified in the order the place shall cease to be deemed an infected place.

19 V.I.C. § 2712 Removal of animals and things from infected place

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Whenever under this chapter a place has been constituted an infected place, no live animal, nor the flesh, head, hide, skin, hair, hoofs, wool or offal of any animal, or any part thereof, nor the carcass, nor the remains of any animal, nor the dung of the animals, nor any hay, st…

19 V.I.C. § 2713 Cleaning infected place

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Every company, and every person, transporting for hire animals to or in the Virgin Islands shall thoroughly clean and disinfect, in such manner as the Commissioner of Agriculture may, from time to time, direct all vessels, boats, pens, carriages, trucks, horse-boxes or other vehi…

19 V.I.C. § 2714 Places subject to inspection; condemnation

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All yards, stables, sheds or other premises used by steamship companies, or other persons, for the accommodations of animals shall be maintained in a clean, comfortable and sanitary condition, and shall be subject at all times to inspection by inspectors acting under the authorit…

19 V.I.C. § 2715 Regulations of Commissioner of Agriculture; scope

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(1) The Commissioner of Agriculture may make and enforce such regulations for any of the following purposes as in his opinion are necessary; such regulations shall have the force and effect of law until amended or repealed:(1) The prevention of the importation of animals from a n…

19 V.I.C. § 2716 Entry of enforcement official

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Any officer or other person charged with the responsibility of carrying into effect any of the provisions of this chapter, may enter into any place or premises, or any steamship, vessel or boat, or any carriage, car, truck or other vehicle used for the carriage of animals, but sh…

19 V.I.C. § 2717 Presentation of animals upon receipt of notice

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Every person owning or having possession of animals in the Virgin Islands, shall, upon receiving notice in writing so to do, present such animals at the time and place specified in the notice for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative.

19 V.I.C. § 2718 Forfeiture of imported animals

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If any animals are imported or brought into, or attempted to be imported or brought into the Virgin Islands contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or of any order or regulations issued thereunder, they may be seized by the Commissioner of Agriculture or any police or sanitat…

19 V.I.C. § 2719 Penalty for entering posted premises without permission

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Whenever any person having animals in his possession, or keeping animals within a place wherein infectious or contagious disease exists, posts a notice at the entrance of a building or enclosed place in which such animals are kept, forbidding persons to enter that building or pla…

19 V.I.C. § 2720 Detailing policemen for purposes of enforcement

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At such times as it becomes necessary upon request of the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Governor of the Virgin Islands is hereby given authority to detail such number of policemen as in his opinion is wise to act as representatives of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and when …

19 V.I.C. § 2721 Penalties for violating chapter

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Whoever violates any provision of this chapter or any regulations issued pursuant thereto shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than one month, or both.

19 V.I.C. § 2722 Tick Eradication Program

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, but subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to conduct an intensive five year program for the complete eradication of the Boophilus Microplus Tick and the Dermacenter Nitens Tick fro…

19 V.I.C. § 2724 Dipping stations

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Owners shall, upon the request of the Commissioner of Agriculture, or his designee, bring livestock and other animals to dipping stations established by the Commissioner and furnish all labor the Commissioner or his designee may require in inspecting, paint marking, dipping or sp…

19 V.I.C. § 2725 Rules and regulations

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The Commissioner of Agriculture shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce any and all programs relating to the inspection of animals, dead or alive, and the control, detection, eradication or prevention of any disease, parasite, and pest which is, …

19 V.I.C. § 2726 Penalty

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Whoever violates any provisions of the laws of the Virgin Islands or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder relating to the inspection, control, detection, eradication or prevention of any disease, parasite, or pest which is or may tend to be injurious to man, animal or…

19 V.I.C. § 2801 Purpose of chapter

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In order to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of animals in a shelter environment, this chapter regulates animal shelters, pet shops, pet groomers, and kennels by establishing enforceable, uniform minimum standards of care for the physical, mental, and beh…

19 V.I.C. § 2802 Definitions

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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Ambient temperature” means the temperature surrounding an animal.(b) “Breeder” means any owner or keeper of a kennel who breeds more than 2 litters of dogs annually.(c) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Agri…

19 V.I.C. § 2803 Exercise of police power and written reports

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(a) All investigations and seizures of animals are the exercise of police power as set forth in 14 V.I.C. § 187 and 19 V.I.C. §§ 2603 and 2604 of this title. All animal shelters shall memorialize all investigations and seizures in a written report submitted to the Department of A…

19 V.I.C. § 2804 Inspections

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(a) The Department shall monitor all facilities that board animals for a fee or house animals for adoption, including, annual inspections, or upon a complaint. (b) The Department shall prepare and provide upon request a checklist based on the Guidelines for Standards of Care publ…