§ 199. Established; definitions; subcommittee; funding; permits
(a) This section may be cited as the “Virgin Islands Native Aquatic Species Protection Act”. (b) The “Virgin Islands Native Aquatic Species Protection Act” is hereby enacted to establish, maintain, and support by appropriations to the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), efforts to develop strategies to protect Virgin Islands native aquatic species through […]
§ 200. Definitions
In this subchapter, the following words, terms and phrases have the following meanings: (a) “Commission” means the Industrial Hemp Commission established in the Department of Agriculture. (b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, or the Commissioner’s designee. (c) “Department” means the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture. (d) “Hemp products” means all products […]
§ 201. Licenses required
(a) A person growing industrial hemp for commercial purposes shall apply to the Commissioner for a farming license on a form prescribed by the Commissioner. (b) The application for the license must include the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area to be used for the production of […]
§ 202. Industrial hemp production
(a) Every licensee shall file with the Commissioner: (1) documentation showing that the seeds planted are of a type and variety certified to contain no more than 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol; and (2) a copy of any contract to grow industrial hemp. (b) Each licensee shall notify the Commissioner of the sale or distribution of any […]
§ 193. Tax and fee exemptions
Any person who on or before January 1, 2011, was engaged in agriculture as defined in this chapter, or who after January 1, 2011, becomes engaged in agriculture, and who continues to be engaged in agriculture, shall be exempt from payment to the Government of the Virgin Islands of the following: (a) any trade or […]
§ 194. Rules and regulations
The Commissioner of Agriculture, subject to the approval of the Governor, and in cooperation with the Commissioner of Finance and the Director of the Internal Revenue Bureau, shall issue, not later than sixty days after enactment of this chapter, such rules and regulations as he finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
§ 191. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Farmer’s, Fishermen and Consumers Assistance Act of 2011”.
§ 192. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a) “A person engaged in agriculture” means any individual, partnership, firm, cooperative or corporation engaged in any business listed in this section, whose income is wholly or partially derived from fishing or the production of food, including but not limited to: (1) the tilling of the soil […]