§ 163. Administrative fines, enforcement, seizure
(a) Upon previous notice and an opportunity for a fair hearing, the Director may impose administrative fines of not less than $25 or more than $100 for each violation of the provisions of this subchapter or regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter. To accomplish the purposes of this subsection, the Director may issue a summons […]
§ 164. Rejected or condemned weights and measures
Weights and measures that have been rejected or condemned and ordered corrected or disposed of under the authority of the Director shall remain subject to his control until such time as suitable repair or disposition thereof has been made pursuant to this section. The owners of such rejected or condemned weights and measures shall cause […]
§ 151. Systems and definitions recognized
The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized and one or the other of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the United States Virgin Islands. The definitions of basic units of weights and measure, the […]
§ 152. Standards; location, removal, certification
Weights and measures in conformity with the standards of the United States as have been supplied to the Government of the United States Virgin Islands by the federal government or otherwise obtained by the Director for use as territorial standards, when the same have been certified as being satisfactory for use as such by the […]
§ 153. Office standards, field standards, verification
In addition to the territorial standards provided for in the preceding section of the subchapter, there shall be at least one complete set of copies of these standards to be kept in the office or laboratory of the Consumer Services Administration to be known as office standards, and also such field standards and such equipment […]
§ 154. Director of weights and measures; deputies, inspectors
The Director of the Consumer Services Administration by virtue of his office shall be the Director of Weights and Measures during his term of office. Subject to the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3 of this Code, the Director shall appoint a deputy director of weights and measures and such inspectors and sealers of […]
§ 150. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Weights and measures” means weights and measures of any kind, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments and devices, except that the term shall not be construed to include meters for the measurement of electricity or water […]
§ 135. Recovery of damages
Any franchisee may bring an action against a franchisor for violation of this subchapter in the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and shall recover the damages by him sustained by reason of the franchisor’s failure to comply with this subchapter, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees.
§ 136. Limitations of actions
Any action brought pursuant to this subchapter shall be forever barred unless commenced within two years after the cause of action shall have accrued.
§ 137. Antimonopoly laws applicable
No provision of this subchapter shall repeal, modify, or supersede, directly or indirectly, any provision of the antimonopoly laws of the United States Virgin Islands. This subchapter is and shall be deemed supplementary to, but not a part of, the antimonopoly laws of the United States Virgin Islands.