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V.I. Code tit. 23, § 683 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 683. Permit required

 (a) No person shall engage in the business of dry cleaning without a permit which shall prescribe the location and the class of system to be used. (b) No change shall be made in the solvent used in the equipment to a solvent in a more hazardous (lower) class unless permission for such change has first been obtained from the Director.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 684 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 684. Class I systems

 Class I systems shall conform to nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 685 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 685. Construction of buildings housing Class II systems

 (a) Class II systems shall be located in buildings having walls of masonry or noncombustible construction and wall finish shall be plain or plastered without furring or concealed spaces. Floors shall be of fire-resistive construction and without pits, wells or pockets; and where located over a basement, floor shall be vapor- and liquid-tight. Roof and floors above grade floor, if of combustible construction, shall have the ceilings over the dry cleaning areas protected by cement or gypsum plaster on metal lath or equivalent construction. Dry cleaning buildings shall not be closer than 10 feet to the line of adjoining property, except that if exposing walls are equivalent to 12-inch brick construction without openings the building may be located on the property line. (b) Dry cleaning operations shall be restricted to the first floor above grade and shall not be located on any floor below grade nor in the same building with other occupancies. Operations incidental to the dry cleaning business such as laundering, pressing, and ironing, may be in a communicating building or located on the same floor with the dry cleaning plant, provided the dry cleaning operations are separated therefrom by partitions having a fire-resistance rating of not less than two hours and communicating openings are protected by fire doors approved for such openings. (c) Door openings on stairs or elevators leading from a dry cleaning area to a basement, or opening into a room having openings or stairs to basements, shall be provided with noncombustible sills or ramps raised at least 6 inches. Approved self-closing fire doors shall be provided at such openings. Enclosures shall be of construction equivalent to the floor construction but having a fire-resistance rating of not less than one hour.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 686 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 686. Construction of buildings housing Class III systems

 Class III systems, if located in the same building with other occupancies, shall be separated from the remainder of the building vertically and horizontally by construction having a fire-resistance rating of not less than one hour with openings protected by approved fire doors, except that such separation shall not be required for operations incidental to or in connection with the dry cleaning business, such as laundering, scouring, scrubbing, drying, pressing or ironing, and the requirement for such separation may be waived at the discretion of the Director based upon consideration of such factors as type of building construction, nature of occupancy, storage and operating capacity of the system and extent of private fire protection provided.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 687 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 687. Class IV systems

 Class IV systems shall be subject to the requirement for permit in section 683 of this title, but shall be exempt from all other provisions of this subchapter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 688 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 688. Drying rooms

 Rooms in which articles are hung up to dry after cleaning shall be separated from dry cleaning rooms by partitions having a fire-resistance rating of not less than two hours if Class II system solvents are used, and not less than one hour if Class III system solvents are used. Entrances to dry rooms shall be provided with approved, self-closing fire doors. Ventilation of drying rooms shall conform to the requirements for ventilation of dry cleaning rooms and the provisions for fire extinguishing equipment shall be complied with. If the drying room is in a separate building, it shall conform in construction and equipment to all requirements for dry cleaning buildings.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 689 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 689. Heating equipment

 (a) Where Class II systems are used, heating shall be by steam or hot water only. Steam and hot water pipes and radiators for heating and drying purposes shall be at least one inch from all woodwork and shall be protected by substantial metal screens arranged so as to prevent combustible goods or materials from coming in contact with pipes and radiators. (b) Boilers shall be located in a detached building or in a boiler room cut off from the dry cleaning room. For Class II systems this cut-off shall be by a fire wall without openings. Openings into such boiler rooms shall be at least 10 feet from any exterior openings into the cleaning room. For Class III systems this cut-off shall be by a fire partition without openings, having a fire-resistance rating of not less than two hours.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 690 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 690. Electrical equipment

 (a) Where Class II systems are used all electrical equipment in dry cleaning rooms or other sections subject to flammable vapors shall be of a type approved for Class I, Division 1 hazardous locations, except that electrical equipment located 8 feet or more above the floor may be of the type approved for Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations under the National Electrical Code. (b) Where Class III systems are used, electrical equipment for light and power shall be installed in a safe manner. Compliance with the applicable provisions for ordinary locations of the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters known as the “National Electrical Code” shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with this subsection.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 691 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 691. Ventilation

 A mechanical system of ventilation shall be provided in the dry cleaning rooms of plants employing Class II systems, of sufficient capacity to insure complete and continuous change of air once every 6 minutes, and shall be provided with means of remote control.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 692 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 692. Storage and handling of cleaning solvents

 (a) Aboveground containers comprising purifiers, clarifiers, and filters, in Class II systems shall not exceed 350 gallons individual capacity. Solvent storage tanks or Class II and Class III systems may be inside of buildings if individual capacity of tanks does not exceed 275 gallons and the aggregate capacity of storage tanks does not exceed 550 gallons. Quantities of solvents for Class II and Class III systems in excess of the above shall be in accordance with subchapter VIII of this chapter. (b) The handling of solvents from storage tanks through the various machines and back to the settling and clear solvent tanks shall be through closed circuits of piping. Pumps shall be of positive displacement type and shall have a by-pass and relief valve. (c) Sight glasses, the breakage of which would permit the escape of liquids, shall be of a type not readily damaged by heat and shall be reliably protected against physical damage. (d) Liquid level gauge glasses in Class II systems shall be equipped with an automatic device which will immediately shut off the flow of solvent if the glass is broken. These liquid level gauge glasses shall also be guarded against physical damage. (e) When underground treating and settling tanks are used a separate suction and discharge connection shall be provided to the pump for removal of sludge. The suction pipe shall be carried to the tank bottom, and the discharge connection to a suitable container. (f) All piping shall be tested to a pressure of at least fifty percent in excess of normal operating pressure and proved tight and protected against physical damage.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 693 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 693. Grounding of equipment

 The cylinders and shells of all washing machines, drying tumblers, outside shell of extractors and all aboveground containers shall be permanently and effectively grounded. In plants employing Class II systems, all pulleys and belting in the dry cleaning room shall have grounded collectors or other suitable devices for the removal of static electricity.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 694 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 694. Scouring, brushing and spotting

 (a) The brushing (prespotting) table shall have a liquid-tight top with a curb on all sides not less than 1 inch high. The top of the table shall be pitched so as to insure thorough draining to a 1 ½-inch drain connected to a suitable container especially provided and marked for that purpose. (b) All scouring or brushing and spotting (prespotting) operations utilizing solvents rated higher than the solvent used in the plant dry cleaning machines shall be limited to one gallon and dispensed from approved safety cans. Additional storage shall be in approved safety cans of not over one gallon capacity or in unopened shipping containers. (c) Scouring or brushing operations utilizing in excess of one gallon of solvent shall be conducted only in a room or building conforming to all the requirements for a dry cleaning system utilizing the same type of solvent. (d) The total amount of solvent rated higher than 25 used on scouring or brushing tables or in scrubbing tubs, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, shall not exceed 3 gallons. The scouring or brushing table or scrubbing tub shall be so located as to ensure thorough and effective disposal of vapors through the ventilating system. Scrubbing tubs shall be used only for articles, the character of which prevents their washing in the usual washing machines. Scrubbing tubs shall be secured to the floor and shall be provided with permanent 1 ½-inch trapped drains to a suitable container specially provided and marked for that purpose.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 695 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 695. Fire extinguishing equipment

 Adequate first aid fire appliances of a type suitable for fighting fires involving flammable liquids shall be provided in all dry cleaning plants; at least one extinguisher shall be provided at each entrance to every room or area where flammable liquids are stored or used.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 696 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter IV - Dry Cleaning Plants|§ 696. Smoking prohibited

 Smoking in plants employing Class II or Class III systems, except in smoking rooms so designated, shall be strictly prohibited and “No Smoking” signs shall be posted.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 711 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 711. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter: (1) “Explosive” means blasting powder, nitroglycerin, dynamite, TNT and any other form of high explosive, blasting material, fuse other than an electric circuit breaker, detonator and other detonating agent, a chemical compound or mechanical mixture containing oxidizing or combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion or other means of detonation of the compound or mixture or any part thereof may result in the sudden generation and release of highly heated gases or gaseous pressures capable of producing effects damaging or detrimental to or destructive of life, limb or property. An explosive does not include gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, turpentine, butane, propane, wet nitrocellulose or wet nitrostarch containing moisture in excess of 20%, or wet picric acid containing moisture in excess of 10%; or manufactured articles such as fixed ammunition for small arms, fire crackers, safety flares or matches containing an explosive in such limited quantity that the collective and simultaneous detonation thereof is incapable of resulting in the sudden generation and release of highly heated gases or gaseous pressures capable of producing effects damaging or detrimental to or destructive of life, limb or property. (2) “Dealer” means a person, not a manufacturer, engaged in the business of buying and selling explosives. (3) “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity but does not include an officer of a law enforcement agency or of a fire department, while acting in his official capacity. (4) “Director” means the Director of the Virgin Islands Fire Service. (5) “Issuing officer” means an officer or employee of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) designated by the Director.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 712 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 712. Permits

 (a) A person shall not handle, store, control, use, sell, purchase, transfer, transport or otherwise dispose of an explosive unless he has applied for, obtained and has on his person a valid permit as prescribed by this chapter, except that: (1) This section does not apply to an employee, or agent other than an independent contractor, acting in the scope and course of his employment or agency and under the supervision of his employer or principal where the employer or principal has applied for and obtained a valid permit. (2) A person need not have the permit on his person where he is only storing explosives. (b) A permit may be issued by an issuing officer upon the completion in writing by the applicant on forms prescribed and provided by the Director, of an application, the content of which shall at least include the (a) name, (b) address, (c) date of birth, (d) social security number, (e) signature of the applicant, and (f) fingerprints of applicant. The applicant shall also indicate in writing the intended use of the explosive for which the permit is to be issued, and whether he has been convicted of a felony within 5 years. (c) A permit shall not be issued to an applicant who has not, on or before the date of application, attained the age of 18 years or who has been duly adjudged insane, unless subsequently restored by court order to full mental competency and capacity. (d) A permit shall be issued in triplicate; the original shall be forwarded to the Director, a copy shall be furnished to the applicant on the same day as the application is filed and approved and a copy shall remain on file with the issuing officer. Unless subsequently revoked, a permit is valid for 1 year after the date of issuance; or for such shorter term as may be deemed appropriate by the Director in the public interest. (e) [Repealed.]
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 713 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 713. Refusal and revocation of permits; permanent permits

 (a) A permit may be refused to an applicant where the issuing officer has reasonable cause to believe that granting the permit would constitute a substantial and immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare. Notice of refusal to issue a permit shall be given the applicant within three (3) days from the date his application is made. Within 3 days thereafter, the issuing officer shall send to the applicant, by certified mail, a copy of the notice of refusal together with a statement in writing of the reason for the refusal. (b) Within 15 days after the notice of refusal, the applicant may request, in writing on a form prescribed and provided by the Director, a review of the refusal by the Director. Within 30 days after receipt by the Director of the application for review, he, or his duly authorized representative shall conduct a hearing on the refusal and shall issue an order of determination on the review. The Director shall send, by certified mail, to the applicant and to the issuing officer, a copy of his order of determination. The Director's order of determination shall be reviewable, upon timely appeal, by the District Court. (c) An issuing officer may revoke a permit when he has reasonable cause to believe that its possession by the holder constitutes a substantial and immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare. The procedures set forth in this chapter applicable to the refusal of issuance of a permit shall apply to revocation. (d) The Director may in his discretion issue a permanent permit to persons of known moral character, who have constant legitimate use of explosives.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 714 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 714. Dealer records; nonassignability of permits

 (a) A dealer shall keep and maintain such records on such forms as are prescribed and provided by the Director, which records shall include (1) an amount of each sale, transfer or other disposition of explosives by him, (2) the date thereof, the name, age, address and permit number of the purchaser or transferee, and (3) the amount and type of explosive sold or transferred. The records shall be forwarded to the Director on the last day of each month. (b) A dealer or person shall not sell or otherwise transfer an explosive without first ascertaining that the purchaser or transferee has on his person and displays a valid permit. All explosives shall be marked or numbered as prescribed by the Director so that they may be readily identified. (c) A person holding a valid permit shall not assign or transfer it to any other person.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 715 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 715. Storage

 (a) All storage of explosives shall be in approved explosives magazines located at distances from neighboring buildings and highways in conformity with the American Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives. (b) When explosives in excess of immediate requirements are removed from a magazine and delivered in the vicinity of a blasting operation they shall be kept in a portable magazine consisting of either a stout tight box covered with not less than 24-gauge sheet iron and equipped with a hinged lid or in a small portable building similarly covered. Such portable magazine shall be painted red and conspicuously marked “Explosives — Dangerous”, in white block letters not less than 3 inches in height. Portable magazines as described in this subsection shall be locked and located as required by the Director.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 716 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 716. Transportation of explosives

 (a) Blasting caps, or detonators, shall not be transported over the highways of the Virgin Islands on the same vehicles with explosives. (b) Vehicles used for the transportation of explosives shall be strong enough to carry the load without difficulty, and shall be in good mechanical condition. If vehicles do not have a closed body, the body shall be covered with a tarpaulin or other effective protection against moisture and sparks. Such vehicles shall have tight floors and shall have a lining of wood or other nonsparking material which shall cover any projections or metal which might come into contact with packages of explosives. (c) Every vehicle while carrying explosives shall have its headlights lit and shall have painted on both sides and read, in letters at least four inches high, in contrasting colors, the word “Explosives”, or in lieu thereof shall display, in such manner that it shall be visible from all directions, a red flag with the word “Explosives”, printed, stamped or sewed thereon in white letters at least six inches high. (d) No metal, metal tools, oils, matches, firearms, electric storage batteries, flammable substances, acids, oxidizing or corrosive compounds shall be carried in the bed or body of any vehicle transporting explosives. (e) Any person desiring to transport explosives on the public highways shall notify the Director in writing in advance thereof, designating the date, time and route to be followed.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 717 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 717. Use of explosives

 (a) At least 24 hours in advance of blasting, the blaster shall give written notice specifying the location and intended time of blasting to appropriate representatives of the gas, electric, water, fire alarm, telephone, telegraph, and steam utilities which operate within the Virgin Islands. In an emergency the Director may waive the time limit and allow verbal instead of written notice to be given. (b) Due precautions shall be taken to avoid accidental discharge of electric blasting caps by radio transmitters or other source of extraneous electricity. (c) No person shall handle an explosive while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 718 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 718. Penalties

 A person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; Provided, That any person found in possession of explosives without a proper permit shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 719 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention Code|Subchapter V - Explosives|§ 719. Other regulations

 This chapter is in addition to any other requirements of local or federal law regulating the possession, handling, storage, control, use, sale, purchase, transfer, transportation or other disposition of explosives.