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Tourists visiting Majorca are being warned of hefty fines following the introduction of tougher new sanctions for bad behaviour or flouting civic rules in its biggest holiday hotspots. 

The mayor of the island’s capital, Palma, says one of his main objectives is to ‘correct uncivil attitudes’ and this applies as much to holidaymakers as it does to locals.

Jaime Martínez says the new Civic Ordinance could see offenders hit with fines of up to €3,000, depending on the severity of the breach – with the new rules due to come into force in a couple of months.

The new rules include a ban on drink parties in public places, graffiti, scooters, and even nudism and semi-nudism.

This new Ordinance toughens the sanctions on activities that deteriorate or dirty the city’s public spaces. 

Tourists visiting Majorca are being warned of hefty €3,000 fines following the introduction of tougher new sanctions for bad behaviour

Tourists visiting Majorca are being warned of hefty €3,000 fines following the introduction of tougher new sanctions for bad behaviour 

A drunken tourism decree was agreed at the start of 2020 for certain areas like Magaluf in Majorca and the West End of San Antonio in neighbouring Ibiza

A drunken tourism decree was agreed at the start of 2020 for certain areas like Magaluf in Majorca and the West End of San Antonio in neighbouring Ibiza 

According to the mayor, the current ordinance is too ‘lax’ and needs an increase in sanctions to promote one of the main objectives of his mandate: ‘Correct uncivil attitudes.’

It comes after he told leisure industry bosses at the ITB Berlin tourism fair earlier this month that he and his administration are working to stop ‘rampant’ irresponsible tourism on the island.

According to the ordinance, if the consumption of alcohol on public roads disrupts coexistence, involves crowds or deteriorates the tranquillity of the environment, among other situations, the infraction will be considered serious.

Breaching this rule will set you back €750 to €1,500 – or if it’s considered very serious, the fine can range from €1,500 to €3,000.

On this issue, the mayor has pointed out that there are identified areas where ‘we must act with greater presence’, such as Santa Catalina, Palma beach or the Paseo Marítimo.

The amount of infractions for graffiti or slogans will be increased from €100 to €750 euros to fines of €1,500 to €3,000.

In the case of minors who commit graffiti vandalism, the mayor explained that parents will be held responsible and will have to ensure payment of penalties and meet the cost of removal by the town hall. 

In relation to banners, posters and advertising brochures, their placement in municipal buildings or facilities, in public spaces and street furniture is prohibited. Thus, the sanctions will range from €750 to €1,500.

Likewise, placement on monuments, listed buildings or on traffic signs that make their visibility difficult will result in a serious infringement, amounting to €1,500 to €3,000.

The Civil Ordinance prohibits gambling and offering games that involve bets or money, acts that will be considered serious infractions of €750 to €1,500. 

The offering of trile (shell) games will involve a very serious infraction of €1,500 to €3,000.

Among other fines related to cleaning, defecating, urinating or spitting in public spaces and street furniture will be penalised with €1,500 to €3,000.

Likewise, the Civil Ordinance affects other aspects such as attacks on the dignity of people, the visual degradation of the urban environment, the inappropriate use of public space for games, regulates the use and parking of motorhomes, the excrement of pets, prohibits street commerce, nudism and semi-nudism, and regulates terraces and cleaning.

Regarding scooters, VMPs and skateboards, the exception for bicycles and scooters to circulate on pedestrian streets between 8am and 10am is rescinded.

Owners of electric scooters will be obliged to have civil liability insurance from June, and on roads where the vehicles are permitted, the minimum age to ride them will be 15.

Reflective vests will be mandatory and the use of phones and headphones while riding will be prohibited – the maximum fine of breaching this rule will cost you €1,500.

As for minor infractions, such as driving with headphones or through urban tunnels and crossings, among others, the fines will range from €300 to €750, when currently they are €100 to €750.

‘It is a very broad and complete ordinance that has a very clear objective, to correct uncivil attitudes that alter coexistence, that attack heritage, urban furniture and, in short, against what belongs to everyone and that we all have a duty to take care of,’ said the mayor. 

‘The one goal is to make Palma a safer city, but also more civic’.

A drunken tourism decree was agreed at the start of 2020 for certain areas like Magaluf in Majorca and the West End of San Antonio in neighbouring Ibiza.

It included fines of up to £50,000 for holidaymakers caught leaping off their hotel balconies and limits on the amount of alcohol served with meals at all-inclusive hotels.

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This post first appeared on Daily mail

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