(a) A registration, pursuant to section 1227 of this chapter, to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe, administer or use for scientific purposes a controlled dangerous substance must be limited, conditioned, denied, suspended or revoked by the Director upon a finding that the registrant:
(1) Has materially falsified any application filed pursuant to this chapter or required by this chapter;
(2) Has been found guilty of, entered a plea of guilty, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a misdemeanor relating to any substance defined herein as a controlled dangerous substance or any felony under the laws of any state or the United States;
(3) Has had his federal registration retired, suspended, or revoked by a competent federal authority and is no longer authorized by federal law to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe, administer or use for scientific purposes controlled dangerous substances;
(4) Has failed to maintain effective controls against the diversion of controlled dangerous substances to unauthorized persons or entities;
(5) Has prescribed, dispensed or administered a controlled dangerous substance from schedules other than those, specified in his state, territory or federal registration;
(6) Has had a restriction, suspension, revocation, limitation, condition, or probation placed on his professional license or certificate or practice as a result of a proceeding pursuant to the general statutes;
(7) Is abusing or, within the past five years, has abused or excessively used drugs or controlled dangerous substances;
(8) Has prescribed, sold, administered, or ordered any controlled substance for an immediate family member, himself; provided that this does not apply to a medical emergency when no other doctor is available to respond to the emergency;
(9) Has possessed, used, prescribed, dispensed or administered drugs or controlled dangerous substances for other than legitimate medical or scientific purposes or for purposes outside the normal course of his professional practice;
(10) Has been under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating substance which adversely affected the central nervous system, vision, hearing or other sensory or motor functioning to such degree the person was impaired during the performance of his job; or
(11) Has violated any federal law relating to any controlled substances, any provision of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, as adopted by the Virgin Islands or any provision of the Virgin Islands Controlled Substances Law contained 19 V.I.C. 591 et seq., or any rules of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
(b)
(1) In the event the Director suspends or revokes a registration granted under section 1227 of this chapter, all controlled dangerous substances owned or possessed by the registrant pursuant to such registration at the time of denial or suspension or the effective date of the revocation order, as the case may be, may in the discretion of the Director be impounded and preserved.
(2) No disposition may be made of substances impounded and preserved until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefore, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court.
(3) Upon a revocation order's becoming final, all such controlled dangerous substances must be forfeited to the territory.
(c) The Drug Enforcement Administration must promptly be notified of all orders suspending or revoking registration and all forfeitures of controlled dangerous substances.
(d) In lieu of or in addition to any other remedies available to the Director, if a finding is made that a registrant has committed any act in violation of federal law relating to any controlled substance, any provision of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, as adopted by the Virgin Islands or any provision of the Virgin Islands Controlled Substances Law contained 19 V.I.C., 591 et seq., or any regulation of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Director may assess an administrative penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each such act.