This document is a bill proposed by Senator Michael Thurland to amend Virgin Islands law relating to business licensing. It proposes changing the law to allow the Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs to stagger license fees for businesses that own more than one location, by inserting the words "or places" into the relevant section of the law. The bill aims to give the Commissioner more flexibility in licensing fees for multi-location businesses.

1. COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE
AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
BILL NO. 28-0074
Twenty-Eighth Legislature of the Virgin Islands
June 8, 2009
An Act amending 27 V.I.C., as it relates to the licensing of businesses
PROPOSED BY: Senator Michael Thurland
1 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands:
2 SECTION 1. Title 27 V.I.C., chapter 9, Subchapter I, §301, subsection (d), line
3 11, is amended after the word “place” by inserting “or places”.
4 BILL SUMMARY
5 This bill amends 27 V.I.C., §301(d) to allow the Commissioner of Licensing &
6 Consumer Affairs to stagger the license fees to licensees owning more than 1 business.
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