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DLCA says new licensing system is ready to start; subpoenas sent in islandwide fuel pricing review

Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture, 30th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands · November 10, 2025
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Summary

Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs told the Economic Development & Agriculture Committee it has selected a vendor for a unified online licensing and case‑management system (contract pending DOJ and the governor) and has submitted subpoenas to fuel retailers as part of a fuel, food and housing market study covering 05/01/2020 to present; the department reported 103 store inspections in FY2025 with 56 citations issued and referred non‑complying fuel retailers to the Department of Justice.

The Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs told senators on Nov. 10 that a contractor has been selected to build a single, web‑based licensing and enforcement platform, but work cannot begin until legal review by the Department of Justice and the governor’s signature complete the contract. "We are now in the final stages of the contracting process, pending legal review by the Department of Justice, and the governor's signature for execution," Commissioner Natalie Hodge said in testimony to the Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture.

The modernization effort is designed to integrate professional and business licensing, consumer complaints, weights and measures, alcohol enforcement and legal case management into one system. DLCA said…

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