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The government of the Balearic Islands has introduced a total ban on the sale of alcohol between 9:30pm and 8am in a bid to crack down on so-called low quality tourism.
The Balearic government's new decree, which will be enforced until at least December 2027, completely bans all late night sales of booze in Magaluf, Llucmajor, Palma and Calvia in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, Mallorca Daily Bulletin reported.
It also banned party boats from being within one nautical mile of any of these destinations, and they are banned from picking up an disembarking passengers in this area.
The BBC reported that the decree, an expansion of a 2020 law, was pushed at the request of local authorities.
A spokesperson for the Balearic Islands tourism council said that the 2020 law was combatting anti-social behaviour.
He added that he hoped the law would no longer be necessary in 'in three to four years, if we instill in people how to behave.'
Late night sales of booze will be banned in Ibiza and Mallorca
The bans come after the government warned that rowdy Brits could face hefty fines following the introduction of tougher new sanctions for bad behaviour for flouting civic rules in its biggest holiday hotspots.
The mayor of Mallorca's capital, Palma, said one of his main objectives is to 'correct uncivil attitudes' and this applies as much to holidaymakers as it does to locals.
Jaime Martínez said the new Civic Ordinance could see offenders hit with
