ORDINANCE NO.

2024 - 01
Series of 2024

Section 1 - Title- this ordinance shall be referred to as “AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING STORE
OWNERS TO SELL INTOXICATING DRINKS AND CIGARETTE TO MINORS”.

Section 2 - Purpose - This Ordinance aims to protect the children of this Barangay towards the
pernicious effects of intoxicating drinks and cigarette in the development of children in consonance with the
states principle of Parents Patriae.

Section 3 - Regulated and Prohibited Acts-

a.) No owner/operator of sari-sari stores, tobacco/cigarette/cigar and liquor shops, bars, cigarette
vendor and peddler, or any person who has possession of tobacco products such as but not limited
to cigars and cigarettes, liquor and intoxicating drink to any person who is below eighteen (18)
years of age;
b.) No person shall give for free any kind of cigarette or tobacco products, liquor or intoxicating drink to
minors;
c.) No person shall command/request a minor on errand to buy any cigarette or any other tobacco
product or liquor or intoxicating drink;
d.) No owner/operator of sari-sari stores shall assign their minor employees to sell or deliver to
customers any kind of cigarette or tobacco product or liquor or intoxicating drink;
e.) All owners/operators of sari-sari stores that sell any kind of cigarette or tobacco product or liquor or
intoxicating drink shall post on a conspicuous place of their establishments/stores a notice to the
effect that tobacco cigarettes or any tobacco product or liquor or intoxicating drinks are not for sale
to minors and indicating in that notice the number of this ordinance;

Section 4 - Penalty Clause - Persons caught violation of the aforementioned provision shall bear the
penalty of:

a.) Reprimand/warning ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 st Offense

b.) Php 300.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 nd Offense
c.) Php 700.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 rd Offense
d.) Php 1,000.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 th and succeeding Offenses

In case the violator is a juridical person, the owner, proprietor, manager or person charged with the
operation or management of said entity shall be responsible hereof;

Section 5 - Separability Clause - If any part of this ordinance shall be declared invalid by
Sangguniang Bayan, such judgment shall not effect, impair or invalidate the remainder of ordinance and
shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly
involved in the question.

Section 6- Applicability Clause - All other matters relating to the enactment of this Ordinance shall
be governed by the pertinent laws and other municipal ordinances. Provision of Republic Act 7160,
otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, Section 511, shall be strictly observed.

Section 7- Effectivity - This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval.

ENACTED AND APPROVED