The New Laws On The Zone

The laws could be tweaked some more but this is what our legal staff feels its looking like now for March 1st.

If you are in the Zone, restaurant with live entertainment can be open till 1.a.m. You must however have a business license. The government fee is 30,000 Baht and our legal fee is 3,900 Baht. The restaurant must have this license by March 13th.

If you have a pub or disco (music with customers dancing) you can be open till 1 a.m if you are in the Zone. You must however have a business license. The government fee is 50,000 Baht and our legal fee is 3,900 Baht. The pub or disco must have this license by March 13th.

Nightclubs and bars (No dancing by customers) can stay open until 2am, in the zone. You must however have a Business License. The government fee is 50,000 Baht and our legal fee is 3,900 Baht. The nightclub or bar must have this license by March 13th.

Outside the zone: restaurants with live entertainment or hostesses, pubs, discos, nightclubs and bars must close at midnight. You cannot obtain a business license. If you serve alcohol, the license is 1,650 government fee and 3,000 Legal. If you serve food, the government fee is 800 Baht for a 200 SQ.M+ restaurant and legal is 3,000 Baht.

Restaurants that don't have live entertainment or "hostess" can sell beer 24 hours in the zone or outside the zone. The restaurant must have food sales receipts substantially higher than alcohol sales. It can not have a bar in it and look or feel like a "bar." The decor must be a restaurant with tables. A food license is required. The restaurant must have an alcohol license as well if they sell beer or wine. Government fee for food license (200 SQ.M+ restaurant) is 800 Baht and the alcohol license is 1,650 Baht. Our legal fee is 6,000 for both or 3,000 for either food license or alcohol license.

If you own a Food Mart, outside the zone, from midnight till 5 a.m. you cannot sell alcohol. The alcohol license is 8,250 Baht and the legal fee is 3,000 Baht.

Any other questions, please feel free to post or e-mail our legal staff.

Greg Lange

Managing Director

Sunbelt Asia

02-642-0213

www.sunbeltasia.com

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