§ 197. Subsidy payments
(a) In addition to the exemptions provided in section 193 of this chapter, any applicant certified by the Commissioner of Agriculture as engaged in agriculture shall be entitled to a subsidy equal in amount to ninety percent of that portion of his annual income tax which was derived from agriculture and paid into the Treasury […]
§ 198. Annual report
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, not later than January 31 of each calendar year, in which he shall review and analyze the effectiveness of the programs established by this act and make recommendations to enhance or reduce benefits to farmers and […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]