Ministry of Tourism prohibits alcohol sale on beaches and excursions
Authorities led by the Ministry of Tourism banned the sale of alcoholic beverages on beaches and excursions, in response to the issues surrounding the dozens of deaths because of bootleg alcohol.
The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, said that banning came made after a first meeting of the Tourism Cabinet to discuss the matter with Dominican President Luis Abinader.
A second meeting where the issuance of the resolution with the ban was confirmed in Punta Cana in the presence of hoteliers and tourism actors from all regions of the country.
Through the resolution, the ministry prohibited the sale of street alcoholic beverages on the country’s beaches in order to prevent adulterated alcohol offers to national and foreign tourists.
“The full weight of the law, from closing the hotel until it is brought to justice”, said Collado when asked about the applicable sanctions.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense will carry out random inspections of businesses in tourist areas to see if the alcohol sold in these is counterfeit.
The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) gave the Ministry of Public Health a list of companies that have bought methanol since last year, while the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) reported that today it will meet with the company responsible for the creation of the traceability seal and the application of the “Revisame” platform to make it easier to distinguish the authentic drink from the counterfeit.
Tracking
The Director of Internal Taxes, Luis Valdez, affirmed that of 135 companies registered as alcohol marketers in the country, only 22 were up to date with the payment of their taxes, but after their arrival at the entity, some have already begun to pay.
Valdez said that today he will meet with the company that created the traceability seal and the application of the “Check yourself” platform to implement them.