(a) The Commissioner is authorized and directed to conduct public hearings and, in accordance with Title 3, section 913, Virgin Islands Code, promulgate rules and regulations, or amend same relative to: (1) reasonable fee schedules for various administrative services, subject to the approval of the Legislature; (2) the mooring and anchoring of vessels and houseboats, […]
(a) The Commissioner shall administer and enforce all laws and regulations relating to the mooring and anchoring of vessels and houseboats within the territorial waters of the Virgin Islands. The Department shall develop and implement a mooring plan, subject to the approval of the Legislature’s Committee on Planning and Natural Resources. A vessel or houseboat […]
(a) The owner of each vessel or houseboat mooring or anchoring, or intending to moor or anchor in a designated mooring or anchoring area shall file an application for a mooring or anchoring permit with the Department. In accordance with the procedures and form prescribed by the Department, the owner or owner’s resident agent shall […]
(a) The Department shall designate the placement site for every mooring in the designated mooring areas and shall prescribe standards for the type of ground tackle and the scope ratio to be used by each vessel or houseboat. Until the Department develops an alternative to the existing arrangement, the permittee shall construct the mooring in […]
(a) Spear fishing is prohibited in the designated mooring, anchoring and long-term anchoring areas. Other water sports may be permitted by regulation as set forth in section 403 of this chapter. Owners and resident agents shall ensure that their vessels are equipped with engine mufflers to control the noise level in the designated mooring and […]
(a) No person shall moor or anchor a derelict or unseaworthy vessel or houseboat in a designated mooring or anchoring area. No permit shall be granted for any vessel or houseboat considered by the Department to be unseaworthy or derelict. The Department may remove an unseaworthy or derelict vessel or houseboat in accordance with the […]
Upon the enactment of this chapter, the Department shall not grant or issue any mooring or anchoring permit to the owner or resident agent of a houseboat. Not later than six (6) months after enactment of this chapter and after due notice by the Department, houseboats are prohibited in the mooring and anchoring areas of […]
(a) Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or any regulation hereunder may result in suspension of the mooring permit and such suspension continues until such time as the permittee is in compliance. The owner or resident agent may appeal and the Commissioner shall grant a review of the suspension order if it […]
(a) Any person, against whom the Commissioner has taken action or made a final determination relative to the administration or enforcement of the provisions under this chapter, may file an appeal with the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a copy of the order or other final determination, […]
