§ 186. Animal Abuse Fund
(a) There is established a special fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands known as the Animal Abuse Fund, referred to as the “Fund”. The Commissioner of Finance shall provide for the administration of the Fund as a separate fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Fund consists of all sums […]
§ 187. Seizure
(a) Any employee of the Department of Agriculture appropriately designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture, any peace officer, animal warden or agent of a Humane Society or Animal Shelter designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to title 19, section 2604 of the Virgin Islands Code, who becomes aware of any animal that the officer, […]
§ 188. Permitting animals to stray on public roads
Whoever permits donkeys, horses, mules, sheep, cattle, hogs or goats to stray at large so as to create a menace or hazard upon any public road, street or highway shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
§ 189. Dogs running at large
For purposes of this chapter and in accordance with 19 V.I.C., chapter 66, it is unlawful for any person owning, controlling, or having in their care or custody any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to permit the dog to be upon any public street, alley, public beaches, or public place, or private places open to […]
§ 190. Ferocious, vicious or mischievous animals [Renumbered]
Whoever, owning a ferocious, vicious, or mischievous animal and knowing its propensities— (1) willfully suffers it to go at large; or (2) keeps it without ordinary care— and such animal while so at large, or while not kept with ordinary care, kills or seriously injures any human being who has taken all the precautions which […]
§ 191. Wrongful taking of animals [Renumbered]
Any person not entitled to the possession of any animal who, without the consent of the owner of said animal and with intent to deprive the owner, temporarily or permanently, of the animal or its possession, takes, uses or rides said animal is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000 […]
§ 192. Importation of snakes [Renumbered]
(a) Whoever imports into the Virgin Islands any snake of any kind, without the prior written permission of the Department of Agriculture, shall be fined not more than $500. (b) Whoever wilfully frees within the Virgin Islands any snake of any kind shall be fined not more than $500.
§ 193. Wrongful killing of animals for personal use or financial gain [Renumbered]
Any person not entitled to the possession of any animal or animals, who with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the same, kills the animal or animals for the purpose of procuring the meat for his own personal use or to sell the meat or carcass for personal gain is, if the total […]
§ 194. Dogs or horses used by peace officers; willful or malicious harm or interference; penalty; restitution [Renumbered]
(a) Any person who willfully and maliciously and with no legal justification strikes, beats, kicks, stabs, shoots with a firearm, administers any poison or other harmful or stupefying substance to, or throws, hurls, or projects at, or places any rock, object, or other substance which is used in such a manner as to be capable […]
§ 182. Animal abuse in the second degree
Any person who intentionally or knowingly: (a) causes, permits or inflicts unjustifiable or repeated physical pain, suffering or injury to any animal; or (b) leads any animal from any vehicle or from a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle in a malicious or negligent manner; or (c) transports an animal in a malicious manner or […]