Businessmen close access to beaches with chicken coop fences in Baja California Sur

Businessmen who have their businesses on Pichilingue beach, located in the capital of Baja California Sur, have fenced off access to a beach, preventing people from walking on this site when the tide is high, users on social networks and the local press showed.

In a video published on the social network account X Los Supercívicos, you can see how a restaurant called A Plein Soleil fenced off the part of the beach where their lounge chairs are located with chicken wire, preventing people from passing through it, mainly when the tide is high.

In the video, a man points out that the beaches, being public, should allow access, pointing out that the action of fencing the area is “very rogue.”

“The law is very clear, and the law tells you that after the last break, 20 meters over there (that is, in the opposite direction to the sea) that is basically federal property, it does not belong to anyone, it belongs to everyone,” says the man.

Users point out that the closure of this passage on the beach does not allow people to pass freely through the area. Credit: @supercivicosmx

The breakers are the area of ​​a beach where the waves of the sea break when they reach the shore. This area is characterized by turbulence and intense movement of the water, caused by the decrease in depth. Breakers can vary in intensity and size depending on factors such as the shape of the seabed, the direction and strength of the wind, and the waves.

For its part, the local media El Independiente points out that this situation has been going on for months; this beach club installed a semi-fixed rustic roof, as well as umbrellas and lounge chairs. In addition, it delimited the area by placing a stone barrier and a wooden railing. Because of this, to walk parallel to the beach there are two options: enter the sea or go around the back of all the land that this business occupies.

At the federal level, the General Law on National Assets states in its article 8 that access to all the country’s maritime beaches and to the federal maritime-terrestrial zone must not be inhibited, restricted, hindered or conditioned, except in very specific exceptions. Fines for obstructing the free passage of things can be punished with economic fines ranging from 260 thousand 640 to 1 million 42 thousand 560 pesos. If there is someone who repeats the offense of prohibiting access to Mexican beaches, their permit or concession will be revoked.

At the same time, article 45 BIS of the Urban Development Law of Baja California Sur states that it is prohibited to prevent free transit and access to the Federal Maritime Zone, lands reclaimed from the sea, beaches or any deposit of marine waters.

If a private individual wishes to make use of these zones for their own use, they must process a concession, authorization or permit, which is granted by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT).

Source: infobae