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The
following policy recommendations were developed in
conjunction with the Binational Policy Council:
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| Alcohol
Advertising & Promotions Targeting Youth —
Make it clearly illegal to target minors in
encouraging consumption of alcohol regardless of
whether or not the intended consumption takes place
inside or outside the U.S. |
- Develop standards
for alcohol advertising (standards that prohibit
the targeting of minors with alcohol promotions
on the radio, newspapers, flyers on high school
and college campuses and the Internet).
- Ban Spring Break
enticements offering drinking packages
- Develop alcohol
policies on high school campuses to restrict the
posting of bar flyers and penalize persons who
organize the soliciting of minors.
- See IPS Issue
Briefing (February 2002): "Eliminating
Promotions for Underage Drinking in Mexico"
— pdf
file
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| Provide
law enforcement the authority to intervene with
intoxicated pedestrians under 21 who show signs
of impairment (with a blood alcohol concentration
above .01) |
- Consistent
identification checks for minors (<18)
attempting to enter Mexico
- Proactive
intervention with intoxicated pedestrians
returning from Mexico
- Expand DUI roving
patrols and check points in the border region
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| Increased
law enforcement in the border region —
Maximize the use of existing resources as well as
seek sufficient resources to address the magnitude
of the cross-border drinking problem |
- Increased
enforcement of Zero Tolerance Laws
- Increased
proactive interventions with intoxicated
pedestrians
- Increased DUI and
Roving DUI Patrols
- Expansion of
regional law enforcement partnerships
county-wide
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