In Blankenberge has been a dress code for three years: no beach clothes in the shopping streets. Also in Knokke-Heist Is that so and they talk to the people on it. Usually there is understanding. According to the mayor, strictly speaking, a municipality cannot do much more. Cathy Coudyser, mayor Knokke-Heist: “You can give municipal administrative sanctions or fines for nuisance such as wild puddles, leaving waste behind, making too much noise. But here we are talking about a dress code. That is about respect, that is not a nuisance, so you cannot legally write a GAS fine. We do not do that.”
