(a) No person, whether as principal or agent, shall drive or in any other way cause to pass over any macadamized or concrete-surfaced street or road any road-building or other heavy equipment which may cause the ripping up of or other injury, save usual wear and tear, to such street or road without first placing such equipment on a trailer or truck equipped with pneumatic tires to prevent such equipment from making damaging contact with such street or road.
(b) Tractors shall traverse the public roads only at such speed and in such manner as shall not damage the road, and shall not haul any equipment upon the public roads except as herein specifically provided for. Agricultural and other equipment shall not be towed or hauled on the public roads unless it is loaded on a truck, trailer or other conveyance of such character as will not damage the roads, except that tractors towing agricultural machinery may directly cross the public road and trenches from one side to the other but shall make no turns on the roadways or within that six foot area inside of the trenches, the use of which is restricted to preserve the roads and within which no trees shall be felled.
(c) The Commissioner of Public Works, whenever he is satisfied that a case of sufficient urgency requires and justifies it, may grant permission to persons or others to do without resulting liability the acts prohibited by this section, but in no case may anyone be excused from such liability for violations committed without the prior permission of the Commissioner of Public Works.
(d) This section does not apply to the necessary operation or transfer of equipment of the Department of Public Works.
(e) All damages done to a public road by tractors or other equipment shall be repaired at the expense of the owner thereof and payments therefor shall be covered into the General Fund of the treasury of the Virgin Islands.
(f) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than $500 which shall be disbursed one half to the Department of Public Works and one half to the Virgin Islands Police Department.