§ 313. Nonresident fishermen
Any person not a resident of the territory and desiring to engage in commercial fishing in the territory, must conform to the same laws, rules and regulations by which the resident fishermen of the territory are governed and no person not a resident of the territory may bring his catch of fish or part of […]
§ 314. Fish and Game Fund
Moneys received by the territory for fishing licenses, certificates of number, vessel registrations, fines or other penalties relating to fish or fisheries and such sums as may be credited for other reasons for fish or fisheries activities in the territory, including sums received from the Federal Government, shall be credited to the Fish and Game […]
§ 315. Reports of owners of boats and fishermen
(a) The owner of every boat, vessel or watercraft and the owner of every pot, trap, net, seine or other fishing gear (hereinafter referred to as devices), used for fishing purposes, and every licensee or person registered under sections 312 and 313 of this chapter shall, annually, before July 31, make a written report, under […]
§ 316. Closed seasons
(a) The Commissioner shall announce, at least forty-five (45) days in advance, the beginning of each of the closed seasons prescribed in the regulations issued pursuant to this chapter for the protection of one or more species of fish as herein defined. (b) The transportation and sale of a species of fish which is the […]
§ 317. Fish for scientific, educational and breeding purposes
The Department, and any other person or organization with the written permission of the Commissioner, may catch or cause to be caught, for scientific or educational purposes or for fish culture, any fish or marine organism at any time, from the jurisdictional waters of the territory, and may sell or cause to be sold when […]
§ 318. Protection of marine turtles, nests and eggs; penalties
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands to contribute to the preservation of marine turtles in the Caribbean area, said turtles now being close to extinction. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, kill, possess, mutilate or in any way destroy any loggerhead, leatherback, hawksbill, […]
§ 319. Lobsters; regulations; penalties
(a) It is intent of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands to place restrictions upon the taking of spiny lobsters for the purpose of insuring and maintaining the highest possible production of such lobsters, for comm ercial purposes, consistent with sensible conservation practices. (b) No person, firm or corporation shall take or have […]
§ 310. Jurisdiction
For the purpose of this chapter, the jurisdiction of the territory shall include all inland and estuarine waters and shall extend to either 3 miles from the shorelines of the territory or to any international boundary located within such 3 mile limit, whichever distance is the shorter.
§ 311. Fishing
No person may engage in fishing and no vessel or other fishing device may be used in fishing in the territory unless registered, certified or licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 305. Conservation officers; powers and authority
(a) Conservation officers shall have the authority, without warrant, to board, inspect and search any boat, fishing appliance, storage or processing plant, fish house or any warehouse, building or vehicle engaged in transporting any fish or fishery product. Such authority to search and inspect without a search warrant is limited to those cases where such […]