(a) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog, three months old or over, unless licensed as provided in this chapter. Written application for such license shall be made to the Commissioner on a form prescribed and furnished by said Commissioner. The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color, and marking of such […]
It is unlawful to transfer a license or license tag issued for one dog to another. Whenever the ownership or possession of any dog is permanently transferred from one person to another the license of such dog may be likewise transferred, upon notice given to the Department of Agriculture and upon the payment of a […]
Any person who keeps or operates a kennel, may, in lieu of the license for each dog required by this chapter, obtain licenses under a kennel certificate. Upon information supplied by such person, the Commissioner shall prepare a certificate describing the premises where the kennel is located and the actual number of dogs, three months […]
The owner of a kennel shall keep one of such tags attached to a collar on each dog three months old or over, kept by him under a kennel certificate, when and during such time as such dog is without the kennel. Such tags may be transferred from one dog to another whenever any dog […]
The provisions of this subchapter relating to the payment of fees and other charges shall not apply to any blind person owning a guide dog. License tags for guide dogs shall be issued without charge.
Whoever fails to obtain a proper license tag as provided in this subchapter shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than $50.
Dogs kept for the purpose of guarding warehouses, wharves or similar places, at night shall be confined so that they cannot get out.
(a) Owners of dogs shall be liable for any damage done by their dogs. (b) The owners of any dogs which shall bite any person, while such person is on or in a public place, or lawfully on or in a private place, including the place of the owner of such dogs, shall be liable […]
Whoever— (1) incites a dog to attack, or, being the owner does not take measures to prevent his dog from doing so, or (2) owns a dog that damages property or injures any persons— shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than $100.
(a) Whoever: (1) willfully, or for any bet, stake, or reward, instigates or encourages any dog to attack, bite, wound or bait another dog, except in the course of protection of life or property; (2) keeps any house, pit or other place, or provides any equipment or facilities to be used in permitting any fight […]
It shall be lawful for any person who shall see any dog or dogs chasing, biting, injuring or killing any sheep, goat, swine or other domestic animal, including poultry, belonging to such person, on any real property owned or leased by, or under the control of, such person, or on any public highway, to kill […]
Any unlicensed dog or any dog bearing a proper license tag found running at large may be seized, impounded and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of subchapter III of this chapter.
Any dog which bites any person may, upon notice to the Commissioner or any animal warden, be seized by the Commissioner or said animal warden, impounded and quarantined for the purpose of determining the existence of rabies. Any owner or other person who prevents or obstructs the Commissioner, any animal warden, or their authorized representatives, […]
(a) It shall be unlawful for any occupant or tenant in any Virgin Islands Public Housing Project to own, breed or house any dog or dangerous pet, except seeing eye dogs, within such project. (b) Any occupant or tenant who is found in violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not less […]
(a) It is unlawful for an owner to have a dangerous dog in the Virgin Islands without a certificate of registration issued by an animal shelter under this section. This section shall not apply to dogs used by peace officers in the discharge of their duties. (1) An animal shelter, after it has determined that […]
