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Businesses and event organizers are responsible for ensuring that the provisions of the Youth Protection Act are observed. Violations are punishable by fines of up to EUR 50,000, in certain cases even by imprisonment and fines. Youth protection checks are usually carried out jointly by the police and the youth welfare office. The district administrative authorities (district administrations and independent cities) are responsible for punishing administrative offenses under the Youth Protection Act.
Children and young people under the age of 16 are generally not permitted to stay in restaurants and at dance events unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. Young people aged 16 and over are permitted to stay until midnight, beyond this time only if they are accompanied by a legal guardian or person with parental authority . However, without exception, children and young people are not permitted to stay in restaurants that are run as night bars or nightclubs or in comparable entertainment establishments. Minors are also not permitted to be present in public gambling halls .
In the event of particular dangers to minors at the event, the youth welfare office may order the organizer or the business operator not to allow children and young people to be present.
Other conditions may also be imposed to ensure the protection of minors, such as access restrictions for certain age groups or more extensive regulations on the distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Beer, wine, sparkling wine and corresponding mixed drinks may be sold to young people aged 16 and over in public. All other alcoholic beverages (spirits) may not be sold to children and young people. Beer, wine, sparkling wine and corresponding mixed drinks may be supplied to young people aged 14 and over with the consent of a person with parental authority (e.g. their parents) if they accompany their children. However, parental authority is not sufficient for this.
Tobacco products, nicotine-containing products, e-cigarettes and e-shishas may not be sold to minors in public, nor may they be allowed to smoke. In the case of e-shishas and e-cigarettes, the ban also applies to nicotine-free products.
Organizers of public film events may only allow children and young people to enter if the films have been approved for the age group. Children aged six and over may also be permitted to attend public film events with films that have been approved and labeled for children and young people aged twelve and over if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Traders may only make media containing computer games or films (e.g. DVDs, USB sticks) and video game devices available to children and young people if the media content has been approved for this age group. The approval of media content is carried out by permanent representatives of the highest state youth authorities following the review procedure at the self-governing organizations of the Voluntary Self-Regulation of the Film Industry (FSK) and the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation (USK).
The Federal Agency for the Protection of Children and Young Persons in the Media (BzKJ) issues indexes for media harmful to minors. This results in distribution restrictions and advertising bans. Violations are punished with imprisonment and fines. This applies to immoral media content, media content with a brutalizing effect, media content that incites violence, crime or racial hatred and media content that glorifies war.
The Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labor and Social Affairs and the Bavarian State Youth Welfare Office, in coordination with the other state ministries and the municipal umbrella organizations, have drawn up comprehensive state-wide enforcement instructions on the Youth Protection Act to inform all parties involved - the implementing authorities, the business community, but also parents and minors.
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