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(a) Whoever—
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(1) moors any vessel, boat, raft or scow to any buoy or beacon placed in the water within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands by authority of the Government of the Virgin Islands or the United States Lighthouse Service;
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(2) in any manner, hangs onto the same with any vessel, boat, raft or scow;
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(3) willfully removes, damages or destroys any such buoy or beacon or any part thereof; or
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(4) cuts down, removes, damages or destroys any beacon erected or located within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands—
shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
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(b) The cost of repairing or replacing any beacon which may have been misplaced, damaged or destroyed by any act specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall be a lien upon the vessel, boat, raft or scow.