State Act

The Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001

2[9A. Prohibition of certain activities in tourist places.— (1) The following activities are prohibited in tourist places, namely:— (a) consumption of liquor in open; (b) cooking food in open; (c) littering waste including used material, empty bottles, etc. (d) breaking of glass bottles; and (e) such other activity as may be specified by the Government, by notification in the Official Gazette. (2) Any person violating the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be liable to pay a fine of Rs. 2000/- (Rupees two thousand only) to the competent authority or any other officer authorized by it in this behalf. Where such violation is committed by more than one person in a group, such group shall be liable to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only). In case such person refused to pay such amount he shall be liable to punishment specified in section 10. (3) No person engaged in business of sale of liquor shall allow its customer to carry bottles/cans containing liquor in tourist places.]