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§ 305g. Prohibition of unlicensed automotive repair business

(a) Whoever engages in the business of automotive repairs without obtaining a business license under this chapter shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in section 307. (b) No business license may be issued for any automotive repair business, unless the premises are so zoned.

§ 306. Exemptions

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to agencies of the Virgin Islands or of the United States Government, to religious, charitable, benevolent, or educational organizations when not engaged in the conduct of business pursuits for profit, or to transactions involving a charitable or benevolent purpose.

§ 307. Penalties

(a) Whoever willfully fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $500 and imprisonment not to exceed 30 days or both. (b) The pertinent provisions of chapter 75, Title 14 of this Code shall apply to […]

§ 307a. Surrender of business licenses

(a) Any licensee whose business license has been revoked to protect the public welfare, morals or safety under paragraph (2) of subsection (a), section 304 of this chapter, or who has been convicted of an offense under Title 14, sections 1622–1625, shall immediately surrender all licenses as described in section 302 of this chapter which […]

§ 307b. License conspicuously placed

Any business licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall display their business license(s) prominently at all times in their place of business and clearly identifiable by the consumer.

§ 308. Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the safety and welfare of the residents of the Virgin Islands by prescribing procedures which will significantly curtail the disposition of certain stolen property by thieves and which will assist in identifying that stolen property so it may be returned to the owners thereof.

§ 309. Definitions

(a) As used in this subchapter, the term “trader” shall mean any person, corporation, partnership or other business entity in the Virgin Islands which acquires from a consumer through purchase, in exchange for money, trade, barter or other valuable consideration, precious metals, precious stones or watches, except that those established merchants in fixed locations are […]

§ 310. Scope

Only those items of personal property listed below shall be subject to the requirements of this subchapter: (1) precious metals; (2) precious stones; and (3) watches.

§ 305. Numerical limitations on liquor retail licenses

(a) After due notice and public hearings, the Commissioner shall establish a numerical limitation on the licenses for liquor retail businesses, to become effective on January 1, 1968, and to be reviewed annually after notice by public hearing. The sole basis for the numerical limitation shall be the determination that licenses in excess of the […]