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V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1494 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 53A - Smoking Ban|§ 1494. Government buildings, places of employment

 The Department of Health shall investigate complaints of violations of this chapter at government buildings or places of employment and all other noncommercial public places. (a) The Department of Health may cite any department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands not in compliance with this chapter. Any department, agency, or government instrumentality cited shall have 20 days from the date of citation or a reasonable time determined by the Department of Health to bring the department, agency or government instrumentality into compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) Upon the petition of the Commissioner of Health, any commissioner, director or agency head who fails to bring a department, agency or government instrumentality in compliance with the provisions of this chapter within a 20-day period may be subject to unpaid suspension from office by the Governor or the respective board of directors of the agency for a period not less than 10 working days. (c) The Attorney General shall investigate the Department of Health for compliance under this chapter, and may petition the Governor to suspend the Commissioner of Health for violations.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1495 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 53A - Smoking Ban|§ 1495. Inspection of places

 (a)  (1) The Department of Health, Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs or Fire Services on its own initiative, or by the request of the Commissioner of Health, shall inspect any public place or place of employment, subject to the provisions of this chapter for compliance. (2) Inspections must be during hours of operation or at any time employees are on the job or required to be on the job. No notice is required before an inspection. (3) Any violations of this chapter found by the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs or the Fire Service must be reported to the Department of Health and treated as a filed compliant under section 1491. (b) When the Commissioner of Health upon inspection or upon receipt of a complaint under paragraph (3) of this subsection finds a violation of this chapter, the Commissioner may issue a written order directing the proprietor to discontinue the violation or to take corrective action. The order must state the reasons for the Commissioner's decision and may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioner considers necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The order must be served by hand delivery or certified mail upon the person being charged with the actual violation of this chapter, and is effective upon issuance; except that the order must grant the opportunity for a hearing.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1496 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 53A - Smoking Ban|§ 1496. Penalties

 (a)  (1) A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited under section 1483 and where a no-smoking sign has been posted in conformity with this chapter commits an infraction that is a civil offense punishable by a fine in an amount not less than $100 and not more than $250 for each violation. (2) A proprietor of a public place or place of employment who violates section 1486 or 1487 commits an infraction that is a civil offense punishable by a fine in an amount: (A) not less than $250 nor more than $400 for the first violation; (B) not less than $500 nor more than $1000 for the second violation within one year after the first violation; (C) not less than $2,500 nor more than $5000 for each subsequent violation within one year after the second violation; and (D) In addition to the fines established under this section, violations by a proprietor of any public place or place of employment may result in the suspension or revocation of any permit or license issued for the premises on which the violation occurred for violations amounting to an intentional or reckless disregard for the provisions of this chapter. (3) A proprietor may be issued a warning for a first offense. (b) Any violation resulting from an intentional or reckless disregard for the provisions of this chapter is punishable by the maximum amount of fines prescribed in subsection (a), paragraph 2, subparagraph (C). (c) All fines collected under this chapter must be remitted to the Commissioner of Finance and covered into the Health Revolving Fund of the Virgin Islands to be used for training and education programs. (d) All civil penalties permitted under this chapter may be assessed by the appropriate court; however, if the Commissioner promulgates regulations establishing a procedure for the administrative assessment of civil penalties, the Commissioner may proceed by means of either court assessment or by administrative procedure.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1497 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 53A - Smoking Ban|§ 1497. Education

 (a)  (1) The Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, shall conduct seminars to educate business proprietors, employers and employees about the health and economic effects of smoking, tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. Successful completion of a seminar, as demonstrated by a passing score on a test administered by the Department of Health, may be imposed as a condition of the restoration of any business license suspended or revoked for violation of this section. (2) The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs shall provide all businesses applying for the issuance or renewal of a business license with literature describing the effects of smoking, tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke and on the requirements of The Virgin Islands Smoke-free Act.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1498 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 53A - Smoking Ban|§ 1498. Severability

 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or the application the provision is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, the declaration does not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any provision of the section other than the part declared to be invalid or unconstitutional.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1499 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 53A - Smoking Ban|§ 1499. Other applicable laws

 This chapter may not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1501 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1501. Construction of comfort stations

 The Commissioner of Public Works is authorized to construct public comfort stations in Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, Coral Bay and Frederiksted.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1502 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1502. Selection of locations

 The Commissioner of Health may in his discretion establish the comfort stations at such locations within the five towns as in his judgment will best serve the public.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1503 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1503. Coin-operated and free comfort stations

 The Commissioner is authorized to install a sufficient number of coin-operated comfort stations but at least one facility at every location shall be capable of being used without charge to the public.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1504 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1504. Disposition of proceeds

 The proceeds of any funds collected from the operation of the comfort stations shall be covered into the Treasury of the Virgin Islands authorized by Act No. 982.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1505 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1505. Mobile comfort stations

 The Department of Public Works is authorized and directed to purchase, install and maintain mobile public comfort stations at appropriate places on the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John, to be determined by the Commissioner of Health; Provided, That at least three comfort stations shall be situated in the town of Charlotte Amalie, at least two comfort stations shall be situated in each of the towns of Christiansted and Frederiksted, and at least one such station shall be situated in each of the towns of Cruz Bay and Coral Bay.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1506 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1506. Coin-operated and free facilities

 The Commissioner of Health is authorized to have installed coin-operated facilities in the comfort stations, but at least one facility in each comfort station shall be available to the public without charge. Any funds collected from the operation of the comfort stations shall be deposited into the Health Revolving Fund of the Treasury of the Virgin Islands as provided for by section 3017 of Title 33.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1507 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1507. Restroom facilities

 (a) All owners of shopping centers, plazas and other multi-business developments shall make adequate restroom facilities available to their patrons during their regular business hours. There shall be separate restrooms for male and female and they shall be conveniently located and properly constructed and maintained. (b) The terms “shopping center” and “plaza”, as used in subsection (a) of this section are defined as a group of five or more commercial establishments or stores, whether joined or detached, which are located in a common and defined commercial area that is planned, developed, managed, owned or operated as a unit and which maintains a common parking lot for patrons of those establishments or stores.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1508 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 54 - Public Comfort Stations|§ 1508. Penalties for violation

 Whoever violates the provisions of section 1507 of this chapter shall be assessed a fine of $25 for each and every business day of noncompliance.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1521 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1521. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise— “plumbing system” means the water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; soil, waste, and vent pipes; building drains and building sewers, including their respective connections, devices and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises, and water treating or water using equipment; and “public sewer system” means the system of drainage through the sewer lines owned and/or operated by the government of the Virgin Islands. “Waste Management Authority” means the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority established pursuant to Title 29, Chapter 8, of this Code.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1522 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1522. Powers and duties of Waste Management Authority

 The Waste Management Authority shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and shall— (1) approve the design of installations and quality of materials used in installations under this chapter, in accordance with approved sanitary engineering standards; (2) determine, from time to time, the types of wastes that may be discharged into the public sewer system, giving consideration to the type of sewer lines and pipes available, and established methods of testing or sampling the quality and quantity of wastes flowing into the public sewer system; and (3) issue, from time to time, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter necessary to carry out its provisions, which rules and regulations shall, upon approval of the Governor, have the force and effect of law.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1523 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1523. Connection to public sewer

 (a) No owner of a dwelling or building shall maintain any pit, privy, privy vault, cesspool or nightsoil can for the purpose of receiving organic wastes wherever connection can be made to the public sewer system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued under this chapter. (b) The owner of any building occupied for habitation, commercial purposes or as a place of private or public assembly, shall, within 12 months after notification by the Waste Management Authority and at such owner's expense, install such water closets, lavatories, sinks and bathtubs as may be required by rules and regulations issued under this chapter and a connecting line between any such fixture or existing sanitary fixtures located in the said building and the public sewer system.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1524 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1524. Exemptions

 (a) The installations provided for in subsection (b) of section 1523 of this title shall not be required unless a public sewer runs parallel to and in the same street within 60 feet of the owner's property line. (b) Owners of superficiary houses are exempted from the provisions of this chapter. (c) Owners of properties assessed at not more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars for real property tax purposes shall not be required to install sanitary facilities and connect their premises to the public sewer lines.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1525 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1525. Inspections

 (a) Duly authorized personnel or representatives of the Waste Management Authority may, at all reasonable times, enter upon all properties to make any inspections or tests necessary to secure enforcement of this chapter and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto. (b) Repealed. Jan. 22, 1960, No. 510, Sess. L. 1960, p. 4.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1526 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1526. Loans for installations

 Loans may be approved by the Governor from available public or trust funds to any person for the installation of sanitary facilities as required in this chapter, to be repaid in monthly or quarterly installments within 10 years with simple interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum. The applicant for such a loan shall produce satisfactory proof that he is unable, because of lack of means, to comply with the provisions of this chapter. Such loans shall be secured by a lien on the property in which the sanitary facilities are installed, or on any other real property in the Virgin Islands. Loans may be made with security in a superficiary house in which the sanitary facilities covered by the loan have been installed, provided the owner of such superficiary house has a satisfactory lease for the land on which it rests and which lease extends throughout the term of the loan.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1528 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1528. Declarations, by Governor, of areas within which buildings shall be connected to sewer system; time; connections by Waste Management Authority

 (a) The Governor shall, within 60 days after June 11, 1959, declare by proclamation an area within each of the city limits of the Virgin Islands, in which all buildings occupied for habitation, commercial purposes, or as a place of private or public assembly, shall be connected to the public sewer system within one year from the date of the said proclamation, in full compliance with the provision of section 1523 of this title. Thereafter, such declarations of additional areas shall be made annually or oftener until all pit privies, privy vaults, cesspools, and nightsoil cans shall have been eliminated from all city and town limits within the Virgin Islands. (b) If the owner of a building occupied for habitation, commercial purposes or as a place of private or public assembly, located within the area fixed by proclamation of the Governor for the elimination of the nightsoil removal system pursuant to this section, fails to provide the necessary sanitary facilities and/or to connect them to the public sewer system within six months of the date he is notified so to do by the Waste Management Authority, the Governor may direct the Waste Management Authority to install the necessary facilities and do all other necessary work incident thereto, and the cost thereof shall be paid by the owner. If the owner fails to pay the cost thereof, the Virgin Islands Government shall have and is hereby granted a lien on such property with simple interest at 4 per centum per annum. Such lien may be foreclosed after the expiration of a period of five years. (c) Upon application by a property owner, showing to the satisfaction of the Waste Management Authority that it is difficult or impossible for him to make arrangements through private contractors or other private parties to provide the necessary sanitary facilities and perform other work incident thereto within the time limit set by the proclamation of the Governor pursuant to this section, the Governor may direct the Waste Management Authority to undertake the required work, the cost thereof to be paid by the owner. If the owner fails to pay the cost thereof, the Virgin Islands Government shall have and is hereby granted a lien on such property with simple interest at 4 per cent per annum. Such lien may be foreclosed after the expiration of a period of five years. (d) For mandatory connections to the public sewer system as required by this section, the Governor shall require the Waste Management Authority to install the water and sewer lines from the property to the nearest public lines at flat fee to be fixed by the Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1532 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1532. Violations and penalties

 Whoever violates the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $50.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1533 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1533. Connections to salt-water lines

 All connections to the salt-water lines shall be made by duly authorized personnel or representatives of the Waste Management Authority or by a licensed plumber or contractor licensed to do plumbing with the proper written consent of the Authority.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1534 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1534. Public sewer system users fees

 (a) Each user (or user class) of the public sewer system shall pay its proportionate share of the cost of operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the system based on the user's proportionate contribution to the total waste water loading from all users (or user classes); said public sewer system user fees to be charged pursuant to rules and regulations issued by the Waste Management Authority and subject to public hearings and prior approval by the Public Services Commission. (b) The family unit (3.5 persons) annual user fee, based upon the 1000 gallon treatment cost as of October 1, 1980, shall be $43.20. Other user classes shall be calculated from that base. The Waste Management Authority shall review waste water treatment costs biennially and may revise user fee regulations appropriately, as provided by the law, based upon results of such review.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1535 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1535. Assessment of fees by landlords/owners

 It shall be unlawful for any person required to pay a public sewer system user fee under this chapter to assess against any tenant an amount for such fee in excess of the actual public sewer system user fee which can be attributed to such tenant's unit. If the person is required to pay a public sewer system user fee with respect to more than one unit, the amount which can be attributed to each unit must be prorated equally between the units. Penalties assessed against the landlord/owner shall not be passed on to the tenants.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1536 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1536. Sewer system connection fees

 All connections to the public sewer system shall be made by duly authorized personnel or representatives of the Waste Management Authority, at a fee of $10 per foot for installing a four-inch line and $12.50 per foot for installing a six-inch line.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1538 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 55 - Sewage Disposal|§ 1538. Unpaid user fee as lien upon property

 User fees assessed upon a property shall be a first priority lien against the property whether they are attached before or after this lien. Each lien shall be in the amount of the user fee due.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1551 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 56 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management|§ 1551. Declaration of policy and legislative intent

 The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the proper storage, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes in the Virgin Islands, to promote and facilitate, wherever possible, the recycling of solid waste products, and resource conservation and recovery, to educate the public on the need for, and to impose upon all persons the duty of contributing to public cleanliness and appearance in order to promote the public health, safety and welfare and to protect the economic and aesthetic interests of the people of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1556 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 56 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management|§ 1556. Disposal

 (a) Wastes shall be disposed of only at authorized disposal sites and in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations of the Waste Management Authority. (b) The Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall approve by suitable permit the establishment and operation of all disposal sites and these sites shall be subject to all applicable provisions of this chapter. (c) Commercial disposal sites shall accept wastes properly delivered by any person; provided, that such wastes are of a class they are authorized to handle, and they may charge not less than two dollars ($2.00) per commercial truck load of waste and one dollar ($1.00) per truck load of waste.