There's going to be a lot of unhappy colmado owners.

2 years are they stupid- sorry had to ask.

In a perfect world this is a great idea .....BUT

This is funny!!! Imagine it will be just like the seatbelt law when no cabs have seatbelts in the cars. ha ha Telling Dominicans not to drink on sidewalks or public is like telling Italians can no longer drink wine!

Come on this is the DR. Drinking is a way of life...

The jails are going to be packed

If they could just get them to cut down on the Drunk Driving ......" Drive Fast ; Drive Drunk and Tailgate " old Dominican blessing

xman and Profe would not know what to do without a paper bag in their hand

My vehicle is not a public place so I must be able to drink in there

Blu

"xman and Profe would not know what to do without a paper bag in their hand"

I will drink to that.

This is something that sounds good in (theory) but is terrible (in practice). With spillover costs (full jails).

They are not thinking about the tens of thousands of non-residents that do not hang out in the tourist zones but prefer barrios and public places.

Now, you telling me I can not drink cold Presidente and watch all and talk to many of the the pretty chicas walking by...? OMG, what is the RD coming to?

If I wanted to be in the USA on vacation then I would stay home and save alot more money doing so...

Maybe, I will have to copy Xwill7 and buy a Jeep to drink in...

JD dont spill it on your laptop watching you know what lol

They won't be putting anyone in jail for sipping a Presidente on the sidewalk.

It's just another official ruse to pry pesos from pockets. 2 years is as good an incentive to hand over your wallet as a gun in your face.

"You'll neva take me alive, Coppas!"

WTF... Everyone goes to DR to get away from these petty laws... First the closing hours and now this??? Wow DR is going to go down the tube

I remember when they had the the drive tru beer stands near the monument in Santiago... Wow why go party in DR anymore??? 12 pm closing and 2 am closing on the weekends....

" OK pleasuretour We got the joint surrounded come out with your hands up "

cab drives always have a bottle under the seat

Up to 2 years but it doesn't mean they will actually sentence people to that. Most will probably get a citation or be charged with a simple misdemeanor just like here in the US. I'm so glad about this bill. It makes DR look uncivilized to foreigners and tourists when there's tigueres drinking openly on the streets. Good bye colmadones!!! Take your noisy drunken pimps and whores somewhere else!!!

Simple fix... Just go to the car wash... Wow I hope they don't ban those too

This gov't is doing everything in its power to promote drug use!

All steps that have been taken, taxes, curfews, dui laws etc. have made it cheaper, easier and less consequential to use drugs than it is to enjoy an alcoholic beverage.

I have never understood why it is that we have all the police necessary to ensure night clubs and colmadones close @ the appropriate time, however the drug spots, and criminals have a free roam of the streets????

Good Job.

Chompy I am with you on this one

Great now they want to stop the Colmados from their biggest source of income. Also trying to bring back the time limit on drinking only lasted a few weeks last time. All show and no go we know how it works pay some bribes and your place stays open. We know the coffers are running low and our corrupt officials need to find a way to line their pockets because all their other scams aren't bringing in as much right now.

I would say that night clubs that have live music every night ARE tourist spots

They will only apply the law to Gringos with money. Like seat belts and helmets. More ways to extort money from the ex pats.

I guess the gas station where I down my ice cold Presidente upon arrval in DR will not be seeing me any time in the future.

When there's lawlessness people complain and when they try to pass laws to make things better they also complain. What do you want then?! Yes I'm talking to the ones here that don't like this law!

Well, for once I agree with everyone here!
This is going a bit too far!
OK, if anyone is falling down drunk, arrest them!
Drunk drivers, same thing, or just peel them off the car they hit.
Hanging around the corner having a few doesn't bother anybody!
Leave us alone!
Have a great day!

curlando,
the Texaco stations have the coldest beers

Tommy you live under some of the most rigid liquor laws in this hemisphere as an ice farmer from Canuckistan...Now we know why you come here for the chicks and the cold beer.......Just like the xman

As long as they'll still allow drinking in jail, WTH?

Way more important to get drunk drivers off the roads....

Public drinking on sidewalks with loud music is unacceptable and people need to understand that. However now that I think about it the 2 years maximum possible sentence is a little too harsh. I also think they should have more flexibility and allow municipalities to enforce it how they see fit. For example...a guy walking down the street drinking a beer but he's not drunk and disorderly = a warning or 500 peso fine. Someone on the street drinking but only slightly buzzed = same thing. Drunk but not disorderly = drunk tank for the night. Drunk and disorderly = arrest and charged with misdemeanor. Enforcing open container and public drinking/intoxication violations should be left to the discretion of the officers and depending how each municipality chooses to enforce the law. DR is still a work in progress and as it develops laws will be fairer and more reasonable. One thing is for sure though...no more colmadones with loud music and drunk booty-shaking hoochies anywhere!!!

Chomp

I'm with you, but this is way too complicated for a local policeman to enforce.

I know Walter. DR is not used to the same alcohol laws we have here in the US, but they'll eventually catch up and do it right.

...just another reason to keep the touristas on the AI properties. We know who lobbied this one. It will just end up chasing tourist $$ to Aruba...St. Maarten...Jamaica...etc. In other words unless it's just another "on the books, but nobody cares" law they have chosen the weapon of their own demise.

""One thing is for sure though...no more colmadones with loud music and drunk booty-shaking hoochies anywhere!!!""

Yeah. Like that's a bad thing?

Q: What would the DR be without bootyshaking hootchies everywhere?

A: Half empty!

pleasurtour,
you are correct... The people come from all over because DR is more flexible... Bad move DR will loose on this one... Also, how about the guys selling hot beer at the monument in Santiago???

Colmado owners are fine.

Customers will drink as they drive. That's OK>

Written by: xwill7, 1 Jul 2010 10:24 AM

WTF... Everyone goes to DR to get away from these petty laws... First the closing hours and now this??? Wow DR is going to go down the tube

Xman,

Nothing like the DR when you can cruise around on your motorcycle with a cold one in hand and a hot babe in back.

You Got-a- love it.

It will be quite interesting to see a policeman,with or without a partner, trying to enforce this ..I think they may be more interested in their self preservation..Another pathetic joke put into legislation to gain some money when the trivial motor offences do not bring in enough .

profe,
you always go straight to the cabana... at least buy her dinner first lol

Xman,

I have my VIP card. It get's me 50% off. So iI can stay 6 hrs for the price of 3 hrs.

Not bad hua?

chompira, you are so right on this! we must follow usa laws if we want to live a better life! i went to cabarete on vacation last year and brought this neveras full of beers, went it finish i only bough one from the restaurant...tourist keep looking at me like a basura, they got theirs from the restaurant and the restaurant was empty just one lady working! i was embarassed later on, i bough a few later! get it? this only bring more jobs to the table!

i dont agree with the two years, but i do agree to fined people! the city needs money to help build schools, police, coupons etc! besides, you wont drink outside which will boost restaurant, more jobs and a safer place! use your brain people!

[Written by: jarabacoa, 1 Jul 2010 2:50 PM
From: United States
i dont agree with the two years, but i do agree to fined people! the city needs money to help build schools, police, coupons etc! besides, you wont drink outside which will boost restaurant, more jobs and a safer place! use your brain people!]

The proceeds from this extortion plot will end up in the pockets of the petty officials who enforce these dumas laws just like the proceeds from the rest of their official sounding scams.

Passing this law is the equivalent of a hooker finding a new hole to sell or inventing a new position. It's just another wrinkle.

The schools will never see a dime.

pleasure is correct... schools wil never see a dime

profe,
you spend so much time at the cabana that you have your mail fowarded there lol

When the sales of President, Brugal getting less, meaning the Tax Dept. will collect less, meaning the Government will figure out again where to collect more taxes........

When there is no place can collect taxes from, then the "curb sidewalk drinking" law will be voided again, just like same case few years ago, at beginning, when Tax Dept. wanted to collect more taxes on Beers,ended up collected much less ., and later on, Taxes Dept. has to lower the taxes on the beers in order for them to collect more taxes.

Guys , we all know drivers with no seat belt are not usually penalize, and such but hey look at the bright side, at least this law will reduce the amount of alcohol addicts/ dangerously on the streets in some way.

Los Vacanos de los barrios nadie va a impedir que se vevan sus frias. Esta ley es mas para los colmadon que le estan haciendo un hoyo a los club de entrenimiento.

so guys told me they also passed a law a few weeks ago that we cant PISS in THE STREETS ANYMORE.
what is happing to this country?.. la-la land

if we stop doing these things tourists might think we are of the HUMAN RACE.

Nothing like the DR when you can cruise around on your motorcycle with a cold one in hand and a hot babe in back.

You Got-a- love it.

LOVE WHAT? some IDIOT drunk and with some low life chick holding on to him.
LOVE IT WHY?

like when u drunk fools go down with your motorbikes and your girlfriends in the back.
really i love this u know why? u idiots like to drink and have sex at the same time u dont really care who u kill with your bikes and cars.
so its all for the good that u drunk fools get killed 1st before u kill anyone else who does not derserve to die.

D.R. need to get more involve in the increasing crime around the country, instead of stupid law that no one will follow. I guess no more Brugal when u get to the Airport. I guess I will fine another destination to go to from now on. even the hours are ridiculous. I will stay in south beach were I can buy Alcohol at 6:00 am to 2:00am everyday.

danny
QUOTE :" like when u drunk fools go down with your motorbikes and your girlfriends in the back.
really i love this u know why? u idiots like to drink and have sex at the same time u dont really care who u kill with your bikes and cars.
so its all for the good that u drunk fools get killed 1st before u kill anyone else who does not derserve to die."
^
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> > > Perfect example of common Haitian mentality.

Ateo2010:

It is called the "Haitian envy"

The great Rubi has returned...... Bienvenido Amigito

danny00

I would like to tie you to the back of my Harley and drag your Haitian ass all the way from Jarabacoa to Costanza on one of the worst roads in the entire Dominican Republic. Once we got there I would pour a 5th of cheep rum all over your Haitian ass just to show you that I CARE.

profe, dont mension jarabacoa on your crazy comments! jarabacoa is the nicest place in dr. respect my town!

profe has gone mad

yeah because danny00 has no idea of what the fu**** he talking about. I agree with jarabacoa