§ 9. Retail and wholesale licenses

Kinds of licenses

• (a) The following licenses shall be issued to qualified applicants—

  • (1) Storekeeper Liquor License. This license authorizes the sale of distilled spirits and/or fermented liquors in sealed containers, wholesale or retail on the premises.

  • (2) Tavernkeeper-Storekeeper Liquor License. This license authorizes the sale of distilled spirits and/or fermented liquors in sealed containers, wholesale or retail, or by the drink.

  • (3) Tavernkeeper Liquor License (A). This license authorizes the sale of distilled spirits or fermented liquor or both for consumption on the premises, and fermented liquors in sealed containers. The Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs shall determine the maximum number of licenses in historic districts in the Virgin Islands and shall conduct public hearings before issuing Tavernkeeper Liquor Licenses (A) in those districts. All applications for licenses under this paragraph shall be considered, and all licenses issued to the applicants otherwise qualified, in accordance with the following priorities:

    • First: Applications for renewal of license. Second: In all other cases, in accordance with the priority established by date and time of application.

  • (4) Tavernkeeper Liquor License (B). This license authorizes the sale of fermented liquors for consumption on the premises, and in sealed containers.

  • (5) Hotelkeeper Liquor License. This license authorizes the keeper of a hotel to sell distilled spirits and/or fermented liquors for consumption on the premises.

  • (6) Club Liquor License. This license authorizes the sale by a club of distilled spirits and/or fermented liquors for consumption on the premises.

General provisions

• (b) All places of business licensed under this section shall comply with the following provisions, in addition to any other provisions which may be fixed by law or regulation—

  • (1) No such place of business shall have any booths or rooms which are not open to full view.

  • (2) All such places of business shall maintain proper toilet facilities which need not necessarily include flush toilets.

  • (3) The provisions of Title 27 governing the times of opening and closing of business shall be complied with.

• (c) The provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall not be applicable to any person or entity who or which on the date of enactment of this subsection possesses a valid license issued pursuant to the provisions of this section and who or which sells distilled spirits and/or fermented liquors from a vehicle which, while being so utilized, remains stationary no more than 12 hours during any 24-hour time period in which it is so utilized.