ABTC to enforce alcohol ban on election day

The CNMI Department of Commerce is reminding the general public that on Nov. 5, 2024, in accordance with 4 CMC, Subsection 5557(a), an on-sale or off-sale licensee shall not sell or serve alcoholic beverages on any island where an election is in progress during the hours when the polls are required by law to be opened for voting, except as otherwise provided.

This prohibition shall apply from 7am to 7pm on Nov. 5, 2024, during the general elections.

Furthermore, in accordance with 4 CMC, Subsection 5557(b), the prohibition with respect to the sale or the serving of alcoholic beverages whenever an election is in progress during the hours when the polls are required by law to be opened for voting shall not apply to on-sale licensees operating within the sterile passenger holding areas at commercial airports, hotels, hotel resorts, golf resorts, casino resorts, and any licensee operating at Mañagaha Island, within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

To report a violation, please contact the Department of Commerce, Alcoholic Beverage & Tobacco Control Division hotline at (670) 285-1821. All calls received are handled confidentially and anonymously. (PR)