, 1955-01-21

-OfflCe OF the GOVeTnOT Dy Whom ne IS dPPUHIItU dIU UVI
his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner remoV-
ed by the Governor.
Sec. 7cl. There are hereby established within the De
Ipartment three Divisions which shall be known as the Agri,
culture Division, the Fish and Wild Life Division and the
Labor Division. There shall be at the head Of each Division
"a chief officer who shall be designated as the Division Head
who shall perform such functions as the Commissioner may
prescribe.
Sec. 7dl. The Department shall have authority and
jurisdiction to exercise general control over the enforcement
lof all laws relating to agriculture and labor; to promote, as
sist an dencourage the improvement of relations an dservices
among producers, distributors, and consumers of food pro
dLctss; to promote, assist and encourage the Improvement OF
relations between management and labor; to investigate the
cost Of production and marketing in all its phases; to mvestl-
gate the causes, modes of propagation, and means of proven
ton and control of animal diseases; to investigate working
conditions Of labor and determine ways and means for i'm
Eproving the same; to investigate the influences OF localities
and employment on agriculture and labor; to supervise and
regulate in accordance with laws, food production programs;
Ito inspect and regulate, in accordance with the laws, all
slaughter pens and houses, markets, cold storage markets,
dairy milk depots and suppliers, subsidized farms, and all
farms, gardens or orchards employed in the production OF
cattle, poultry, and fruits of any kind; to inspect and regu-
late, in accordance with laws, all businesses engaged in fish
ing, poultry raising, animal raising, animal husbandry and
the cultivation or processing of agricultural products; to in
Spect and regulate, in accordance with laws for the grading,
packaging, storage and sale Of all food products; to supervise
and regulate, in accordance with laws, bakeries, grain-ware-
houses, conservation programs, extension programs, expert
mental stations and farms; to administer all laws controlling
and regulating fish and wild game; to administer all laws re-
gulatng and controlling diseased animals; to investigate and
and regulate, in accordance with laws, insect and plant d-
seasess to inspect and regulate, in accordance with the laws,
all imported meats, food stuffs and plant Life; to supervise
and regulate, in accordance with laws, the practice of veter-
intary medicine and all public veterinary service; to admins
ter and enforce all laws relating to soil conservation; to in
spect and regulate, in accordance with laws, the manufac-
ture, distribution and sale Of feed-stuffs; to inspect, in ac-
cordance with the laws, the manufacture, distribution and
sale of fertilizer; to administer all laws pertaining to the pro
Iduction and distribution of sugar and surplus commodities;
to administer all laws concerning rehabilitation of farms,
farm land and farm dwellings; to administer all laws COM
corning and relating to wages, hours and conditions Of work,
full employment, and full production and labor relations. to
administer all laws relative to free public employment ser
vice; to control and regulate, in accordance with laws, all
CONTRACTS of immigrant and emigrant labor; to administer
lal workmen's compensation laws and employees compensa-
1tion laws; to mediate, in accordance with the laws, disputes
between management and labor and between labor organiza
Itions; and to make recommendations to the Governor and
the Legislature of the Virgin Islands with respect to Agricul
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