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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 32 - Sports and Parks » Chapter 2 - Parks and Natural Resources

§ 21. Division of Parks; duties of Division

(a) There is created within the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation a Division of Parks. The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation shall employ a Director of such Division who shall be designated Director of Territorial Parks, and shall employ such other persons as may be necessary to efficiently administer the provisions of this […]

§ 22. Powers of Division

(a) The Division of Parks shall have power to acquire, in the name of the Government of the Virgin Islands, any property, real or personal, by purchase, grant, devise, donation, or otherwise, which in its judgment may be necessary or proper toward the administration of the purposes of this chapter, provided, however, that no property […]

§ 23. Rules and regulations

The Division of Parks may in the manner provided by law, adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the protection, management, utilization, development, occupancy and use of all lands and waters within its jurisdiction, consistent with existing laws and with the purpose or purposes for which said lands and waters […]

§ 24. Fees

(a) The Division of Parks shall have the power to charge reasonable fees, rentals or charges for the use or operation of facilities and concessions in areas, parks and beaches under its jurisdiction, and all such fees, rentals and charges so collected shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the “Territorial Park […]

§ 25. Dedication of park lands for public use

The Division of Parks is authorized and empowered, from time to time, by Resolution, to dedicate and reserve for the use of the public all or any part of the lands acquired by the said Division for park purposes; provided, however, that said dedication and reservation shall be subject to such rules and regulations, as […]

§ 25a. Limitation of liability for public recreational use of private real property

(a) As used in this section, (1) “Charge” means an admission fee for permission to go upon or use the land, but does not include: (A) Any contribution in kind, services or cash contributed by a person, legal entity, nonprofit organization, or governmental entity other than the owner, whether or not sanctioned or solicited by […]

§ 26. Horses and motor vehicles prohibited from recreational areas

(a) For purposes of this section, “recreational areas” means areas, under section 21(b) of this title, that are supervised, administered, managed, regulated and controlled by the Division of Parks. (b) A person who causes a horse or a motor vehicle to go into any highly used beach or recreational area not designated for parking or […]