As used in this chapter— (a) The term “rum” means any alcoholic distillate from the fermented juice of sugarcane, sugarcane syrup, sugarcane molasses, or other sugarcane by-products distilled in such manner that the distillate possesses the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to rum; and includes mixtures solely of such distillates. (b) The term “fermented […]
No person shall engage in the production of rum in the United States Virgin Islands unless the first distillation of the fermented juice from which such rum is produced was performed in the United States Virgin Islands.
No license shall be issued under section 6 of this title for the production of rum in the United States Virgin Islands unless the Virgin Islands Board of Control of Alcoholic Beverages and the Commissioner of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs find that the applicant therefor will engage in the production of rum […]
No rum produced in the United States Virgin Islands shall bear a label stating that it was produced in the United States Virgin Islands unless such rum was produced from fermented juice, the first distillation of which was performed in the United States Virgin Islands.
No person shall engage in the production of rum in the United States Virgin Islands unless such rum is distilled at less than 190 degrees proof, but such proof may be reduced prior to barrelling or bottling to not less than 80 degrees proof.
Whoever violates section 102, 104, or 105 of this title, or regulations issued pursuant to section 103 of this title, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
