(a) Every peace officer in the Virgin Islands, including enforcement officers of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and in the exercise thereof shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel, subject to this chapter.
(b) The powers, duties and authority of enforcement offices and the Superior Court and its officers, conferred by title 12, chapter 1, subchapter VIII of this code with reference to conservation tickets and conservation offenses, as well as the rights and liabilities of those charged with these offenses, shall apply equally to violations committed under this chapter. In addition, if a violation is committed from a boat, a lien may be placed against the boat until the fine is paid.