§ 303. Enforcement
(a) Every peace officer in the Virgin Islands, including enforcement officers of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and in the exercise thereof shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel, subject to this chapter. (b) The powers, duties and authority […]
§ 304. Penalties
(a) Any person who violates any provision of sections 292–294, 296(a), 298 and 301 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $50 for each such violation. (b) Any person who violates any provision of sections 296(b) and 300 of this title shall […]
§ 322. Boating safety identification cards
(a) A person eighteen years of age or younger may not operate a motorboat unless the person has in his possession aboard the motorboat photographic identification and a boater safety identification card issued by the Department which shows that the person has: (1) successfully completed a Department-approved boater education course that meets the requirements established […]
§ 297. Prohibited operation; speed limit in restricted areas
(a) No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel, or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of any person. (b) No motorboat shall be operated in excess of six statute miles per hour within those areas designated within the […]
§ 297a. Operating a motorboat or vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; violations, presumptions; penalties
(a) It is unlawful for any person while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or controlled substance included in Schedules I through V of Title 19, section 595, VIC, to operate or be in actual physical control of a motor boat or vessel in the territorial waters of the Virgin Islands. (b) Any person […]
§ 298. Collisions, accidents and casualties
(a) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, to render to other persons affected by collision, accident, or other casualty such assistance as may […]
§ 299. Transmittal of information
In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the Commissioner pursuant to section 298(b) of this title shall be transmitted to said official or agency of the United States.
§ 300. Water skis and surfboards
(a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this territory for towing a person or persons on water skis, or a surfboard, or similar device unless there is in such vessel a person, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person or persons being towed. […]
§ 292. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited
(a) Every motorboat on the waters of the Virgin Islands shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on such waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of a state, territory or possession […]
§ 293. Identification number
(a) The owner of each vessel requiring numbering or registration in accordance with this chapter shall file an application with the Department. The application shall be signed by the owner of the vessel and shall be accompanied by the following fees: For Class I vessels (less than 16′ in length) $ 25.00 For Class II […]