IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 31E OF BANDAR LAMPUNG CITY REGULATION NO. 03 OF 2017 CONCERNING TOURISM (Study of the Bandar Lampung City Tourism Office)

Abstract

The culinary industry in Bandar Lampung City is one of the main sources of livelihood for the local community. The government regulates this sector through Regional Regulation No. 3 of 2017 on Tourism to ensure proper management of tourism destinations, including culinary tourism. This study employs a normative juridical and empirical approach, with a deductive reasoning method. The findings show that the implementation of Article 31E has not been optimal, as evidenced by violations committed by businesses such as Angles Wing and XO Stars Coffee, and the weak supervision by the Tourism Office. Licensing obstacles are divided into internal factors (from law enforcement institutions) and external factors (the community and business actors), in line with Thomas R. Dye's legal policy theory. It is recommended that the government revise the regulation, clarify the distinction between Articles 31E and 31G, and enhance supervision and evaluation of relevant institutions and culinary tourism business actors