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V.I. Code tit. 19, § 591 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 591. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Virgin Islands Controlled Substances Law”.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 592 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 592. Findings and declarations

 The Legislature of the Virgin Islands hereby finds and declares that many of the drugs included within this chapter have a useful and legitimate medical purpose and are necessary to maintain the health and general welfare of the people of the Virgin Islands; however, the illegal importation, manufacture, distribution, and possession and improper use of controlled substances have a substantial and detrimental effect on the health and general welfare of the people of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 596 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 596. Rules and regulations

 The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations and to charge reasonable fees relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances within the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 597 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 597. Persons required to register

 (a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled substance or who purposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled substance, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the Commissioner in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by him. (b) Persons registered by the Commissioner under this chapter to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances are authorized to possess, manufacture, distribute, or dispense such substances (including any such activity in the conduct of research) to the extent authorized by their registration and in conformity with the other provisions of this chapter. (c) The following persons shall not be required to register and may lawfully possess any controlled substance under this chapter: (1) An agent or employee of any registered manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser of any controlled substance if such agent or employee is acting in the usual course of his business or employment. (2) A common or contract carrier or warehouseman, or an employee thereof, whose possession of the controlled substance is in the usual course of his business or employment. (3) An ultimate user who possesses such substance for a purpose specified in section 593(30). (d) The Commissioner may, by regulation, waive the requirement for registration of certain manufacturers, distributors, or dispensers if he finds it consistent with the public health and safety. (e) A separate registration shall be required at each principal place of business or professional practice where the applicant manufactures, distributes, or dispenses controlled substances. (f) The Commissioner is authorized to inspect the establishment of a registrant or applicant for registration in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by him.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 600 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 600. Labeling and packaging requirements

 It shall be unlawful to distribute a controlled substance in a commercial container unless such container, when and as required by regulations of the Commissioner, bears a label (as defined in section 201(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) containing an identifying symbol for such substance in accordance with such regulations. A different symbol shall be required for each schedule of controlled substance.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 602 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 602. Order forms

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II to another except in pursuance of a written order of the person to whom such substance is distributed, made on a form to be issued by the Commissioner in blank in accordance with subsection (d) and regulations prescribed by him pursuant to this section. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall apply to— (1) the exportation of such substances from the United States in conformity with Title III; (2) the delivery of such a substance to or by a common or contract carrier for carriage in the lawful and usual course of its business, or to or by a warehouseman for storage in the lawful and usual course of its business; but where such carriage or storage is in connection with the distribution by the owner of the substance to a third person, this paragraph shall not relieve the distributor from compliance with subsection (a). (c)  (1) Every person who in pursuance of an order required under subsection (a) distributes a controlled substance shall preserve such order for a period of two years, and shall make such order available for inspection and copying by officers and employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands duly authorized for that purpose by the Commissioner. (2) Every person who gives an order required under subsection (a) shall, at or before the time of giving such order, make or cause to be made a duplicate thereof on a form to be issued by the Commissioner in blank in accordance with subsection (d) and regulations prescribed by him pursuant to this section, and shall, if such order is accepted, preserve such duplicate for a period of two years and make it available for inspection and copying by the officers and employees mentioned in paragraph (1) of this subsection. (d)  (1) The Commissioner shall issue forms pursuant to subsections (a) and (c)(2) only to persons validly registered under section 598 (or exempted from registration under section 597(d)). Whenever any such form is issued to a person, the Commissioner shall, before delivery thereof, insert therein the name of such person, and it shall be unlawful for any other person (A) to use such form for the purpose of obtaining controlled substances or (B) to furnish such form to any person with intent thereby to procure the distribution of such substances. (2) The Commissioner may charge reasonable fees for the issuance of such forms in such amounts as he may prescribe for the purpose of covering the cost to the Government of the Virgin Islands of issuing such forms, and other necessary activities in connection therewith. (e) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain by means of order forms issued under this section controlled substances for any purpose other than their use, distribution, dispensing, or administration in the conduct of a lawful business in such substance or in the course of his professional practice or research.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 603 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 603. Prescriptions

 (a) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in schedule II, which is a prescription drug as determined under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, may be dispensed without the written prescription of a practitioner, except that in emergency situations, as prescribed by the Commissioner by regulation, such drug may be dispensed upon oral prescription in accordance with section 503(b) of that Act. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with the requirements of section 601 of this chapter. No prescription for a controlled substance in schedule II may be refilled. (b) Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as determined under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, may be dispensed without a written or oral prescription in conformity with section 503(d) of that Act. Such prescriptions may not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times after the date of the prescription unless renewed by the practitioner. (c) No controlled substance in schedule V which is a drug may be distributed or dispensed other than for medical purposes. (d) Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that a drug not considered to be a prescription drug under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act should be considered because of its abuse potential, he shall so advise the Secretary and furnish to him all available data relevant thereto.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 606 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 606. Prohibited acts C-penalties

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally— (1) who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as required by section 602 of this chapter; (2) to use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a registration number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person; (3) to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge; (4) to furnish false or fraudulent material information in, or omit any material information from, any application, report, record, or other document required to be made, kept, or filed under this chapter; or (5) to make, distribute, or possess any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or labeling thereof so as to render such drug a counterfeit substance. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to use any communication facility in committing or in causing or facilitating the commission of any act or acts constituting a felony under any provision of this chapter. Each separate use of a communication facility shall be a separate offense under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term “communication facility” means any and all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds of all kinds and includes mail, telephone, wire, radio, and all other means of communication. (c) Any person who violates this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 4 years, a fine of not more than $30,000, or both; except that if any person commits such a violation after one or more of his prior convictions for violation of this section, or for a felony under any other provision of this chapter or other law of the Virgin Islands relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, synthetic marijuana, or depressant or stimulant substances, have become final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 8 years, a fine of not more than $60,000, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 608 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 608. Distribution to persons under age eighteen

 (a) Any person who violates section 604(a)(1) of this chapter by distributing a controlled substance to a person under eighteen years of age is (except as provided in subsection (b) of this section) punishable by (1) a term of imprisonment and a fine equal to twice that authorized by section 604(b), and (2) equal to twice any special parole term authorized by section 604(b), for a first offense involving the same controlled substance and schedule. (b) Any person at least eighteen years of age who violates section 604(a)(1) by distributing a controlled substance to a person under eighteen years of age after a prior conviction or convictions under subsection (a) of this section have become final, is punishable by (1) a term of imprisonment and a fine equal to three times that authorized by section 604(b), and (2) equal to three times any special parole term authorized by section 604(b), for a second or subsequent offense involving the same controlled substance and schedule.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 608a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 608a. Use of a juvenile in drug distribution

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 604 of this title, any person, being at least 18 years of age, who knowingly uses, solicits, directs, hires, or employs a person 17 years of age or younger to violate any section of chapter 29 of this title, and is found to have violated this section is guilty of a crime and shall be sentenced to an additional term not to exceed 15 years which shall include the imposition of a minimum term which shall be fixed at one-third of the sentence imposed, during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole. The court may also impose a fine not to exceed $300,000 or five times the street value of the controlled substance or controlled substance analog involved, whichever is greater. (b) It shall be no defense to a prosecution under this section that the person mistakenly believed that the person who was used, solicited, directed, hired, or employed was 18 years or older, even if such mistaken belief was reasonable. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or limit a prosecution or conviction for a violation of any other offense defined in this chapter or any provision of law governing one person's liability for the conduct of another, and a conviction arising under this section shall not merge with a conviction for a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 608b (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 608b. Maintaining or operating controlled substance production facilities

 In addition to any other provision of law, any person who knowingly maintains or operates any premises, place, or facility used for the manufacture of methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine or any substance classified as a narcotic drug in Schedule I or II, or the analog of any such substance, or any person who knowingly aids, promotes, finances or otherwise participates in the maintenance or operation of such premises, place or facility, shall be guilty of a crime and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years, which shall include the imposition of a minimum term which shall be fixed at, or between, one-third and one-half of the sentence imposed, during which the defendant shall be ineligible for parole. The Court shall also impose a fine not to exceed $500,000 or five times the street value of all controlled dangerous substances or controlled substance analogs at any time manufactured or stored at such premises, place, or facility, whichever is greater.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 609 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 609. Attempt and conspiracy

 Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this chapter is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both which may not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 610 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 610. Additional penalties

 Any penalty imposed for violation of this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by law.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 611 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 611. Continuing criminal enterprise

 (a)  (1) Any person who engages in a continuing criminal enterprise shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may not be less than 10 years and which may be up to life imprisonment, to a fine of not more than $100,000, and to the forfeiture prescribed in paragraph (2); except that if any person engages in such activity after one or more prior convictions of him under this section have become final, he shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may not be less than 20 years and which may be up to life imprisonment, to a fine of not more than $200,000, and to the forfeiture prescribed in paragraph (2). (2) Any person who is convicted under paragraph (1) of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise shall forfeit to the Government of the Virgin Islands— (A) the profits obtained by him in such enterprise, and (B) any of his interest in, claim against, or property or contractual rights of any kind affording a source of influence over, such enterprise. (b) For purposes of subsection (a), a person is engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise if— (1) he violates any provision of this chapter the punishment for which is a felony, and (2) such violation is a part of a continuing series of violations of this chapter— (A) which are undertaken by such person in concert with five or more other persons with respect to whom such person occupies a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of management, and (B) from which such person obtains substantial income or resources. (c) In the case of any sentence imposed under this section, imposition or execution of such sentence shall not be suspended, and probation shall not be granted. (d) The District Court of the Virgin Islands shall have jurisdiction to enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or to take such other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, in connection with any property or other interest subject to forfeiture under this section, as they shall deem proper.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 612a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 612a. Liability for drug-induced deaths

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine or any other controlled dangerous substance classified in section 595 of this title schedules I or II, or any controlled substance analog thereof, in violation of section 604 of this chapter, shall be liable for a death which results from the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of that substance, and is guilty of a crime punishable by life imprisonment without parole. (b) For purposes of this offense the defendant's act of manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a substance is the cause of death when: (1) The injection, inhalation, or ingestion of the substance is an antecedent but for which the death would not have occurred; and (2) The death was not: (i) Too remote in its occurrence as to have a just bearing on the defendant's liability; or (ii) Too dependent upon conduct of another person which was unrelated to injection, inhalation, or ingestion of the substance or its effect as to have a just bearing on the defendant's liability. (c) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the decedent contributed to his own death by his purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent injection, inhalation, or ingestion of the substance or its effect. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or limit any prosecution for homicide. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a conviction arising under this section shall not merge with a conviction for the violation of any other section in this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 613 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 613. Information for sentencing

 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence under this title or Title III.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 614b (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 614b. Distribution of an imitation controlled substance to person under 18

 Any person who knowingly distributes an imitation controlled substance, as defined in section 593 of this chapter, to a person under 18 years of age or to a person who has been adjudged mentally incompetent is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, if convicted, be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in jail or a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of this offense, the person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in jail and a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 615 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part III - Food and Drugs|Chapter 29 - Controlled Substances|Subchapter I - Controlled Substances Law|§ 615. Education and research programs of the Commissioner

 (a) The Commissioner is authorized to carry out educational and research programs directly related to enforcement of the laws under his jurisdiction concerning drugs or other substances which are or may be subject to control under this chapter. Such programs may include— (1) educational and training programs on drug abuse and controlled personnel, substances law enforcement for Virgin Islands government personnel; (2) studies or special projects designed to compare the deterrent effects of various enforcement strategies on drug use and abuse; (3) studies or special projects designed to evaluate the nature and sources of the supply of illegal drugs throughout the Virgin Islands; (4) studies or special projects to develop more effective methods to prevent diversion of controlled substances into illegal channels; and (5) studies or special projects to develop information necessary to carry out his functions under this chapter.