Mayor Luigi Brugnaro posted a video on social media exhibiting a pair of surfers heading down the famed waterway because the solar rose within the distance.
The mayor requested for assist in apprehending what he known as "two overbearing imbeciles who're making a mockery of town" and promised dinner for anybody who recognized the scofflaws.
"I ask everybody to assist us determine to punish them, even when our weapons are actually blunt — We urgently want extra powers for mayors when it comes to public security," he mentioned.
In a later publish, he mentioned their boards had been confiscated and that the 2 would quickly be apprehended.
He didn't specify what punishment they confronted, however the metropolis has an extended record of guidelines governing the behaviour of holiday makers.
Venice has lengthy suffered over-tourism, and with it lapses in decorum by guests.
The town fined two German travellers €950 (about $1400) in 2019 for making espresso on the 430-year-old Rialto Bridge.
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Guests are also prohibited from swimming within the canals and from consuming on the steps of monuments.
From subsequent yr, day-trippers must pay a customer's tax to assist offset the elevated prices of offering companies within the canal metropolis.