Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 2043 Taverns and bars; soundproofing
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(a) All owners of nightclubs, taverns, or bars within 100 feet of any church, school, or residential zoning district shall make all practical modifications to reduce sound that constitutes a noise disturbance or exceeds the noise limit as provided in section 2042a. (b) Any owner …
19 V.I.C. § 2044 Enforcement
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(a) The Virgin Islands Police Department, the Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, and the Virgin Islands Department of Health may investigate any possible violations of this chapter. (b) To determine whether violation of this chapter has taken place, the …
19 V.I.C. § 2045 Action for actual damages
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Any person who suffers actual damage as a result of violation of this chapter committed by any other person may bring an action against the person under this chapter and may bring any other common law or statutory causes of action. The court may award actual economic damages or a…
19 V.I.C. § 2046 Exemptions and special permits
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(a) This chapter does not apply to sounds emanating from the following sources or causes:(1) aircraft and airport activity conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations;(2) authorized emergency vehicles;(3) maintenance of public service facilities;(4) law enforcement …
19 V.I.C. § 2047 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the pr…
19 V.I.C. § 2048 Regulations
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The Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department shall promulgate noise control regulations and standards as necessary to accomplish the purposes and intent of this chapter.
19 V.I.C. § 2301 Veterinary inspection services
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(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized, in accordance with law, to establish veterinary inspection services for the supervision and control of the admission into and the exportation from the Virgin Islands of animals and animal products from and to other United States …
19 V.I.C. § 2501 Quarantine regulations for animals
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The Commissioner of Agriculture may issue quarantine regulations to prevent the importation into the Virgin Islands of diseased or infected animals and animal products, including poultry and poultry products, and may issue all necessary regulations for inspection to effect the ob…
19 V.I.C. § 2502 Penalty for violation
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Whoever violates any of the regulations issued under section 2501 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.
19 V.I.C. § 2601 Declaration of policy
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(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares:(1) that animals straying on public highways and other places private or public, constitute a danger to the public health, safety and convenience, are destructive of property, increase traffic hazards and expose such animals to inhuma…
19 V.I.C. § 2602 Definitions
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(1) The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Virgin Islands or any of his duly authorized repr…
19 V.I.C. § 2603 Administration of laws relating to control of animals; powers of the Commissioner
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(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all laws relating to the control of animals running at large shall be administered by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall have and may exercise all such powers as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuat…
19 V.I.C. § 2604 Animal wardens
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(a) In exercise of his powers and duties hereunder, the Commissioner may designate agents or employees of the Department of Agriculture, or agents or employees of a humane society, to act as animal wardens for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter or of any prov…
19 V.I.C. § 2605 Licensing of dogs
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(a) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog, three months old or over, unless licensed as provided in this chapter. Written application for such license shall be made to the Commissioner on a form prescribed and furnished by said Commissioner. The application shall state the …
19 V.I.C. § 2606 Transfer of licenses
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It is unlawful to transfer a license or license tag issued for one dog to another. Whenever the ownership or possession of any dog is permanently transferred from one person to another the license of such dog may be likewise transferred, upon notice given to the Department of Agr…
19 V.I.C. § 2607 Kennel certificates; fees; metal tags issued with kennel certificates
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Any person who keeps or operates a kennel, may, in lieu of the license for each dog required by this chapter, obtain licenses under a kennel certificate. Upon information supplied by such person, the Commissioner shall prepare a certificate describing the premises where the kenne…
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.
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…