The topic of selling alcohol and alcohol-containing drinks is one of the most discussed and relevant. At different times they were produced in the Russian Federation regulations, one way or another limiting the age of the buyer or the time of sale of strong drinks. Currently preparing new law on the sale of alcohol from the age of 21 in Russia. The project under ID 01/05/12-18/00086882 was developed by the Ministry of Health ( responsible person- K.V. Soshkin) and is introduced by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Read about the reasons for this initiative, at what age people can sell alcohol in Russia in 2019, and at what age they will sell it after the new law comes into force.
Sale of alcohol: current issues
A lot of financial and intellectual resources have been devoted to combating excessive alcohol consumption in the Russian Federation. Deputies are thinking about how to protect young people from harmful influences, how to protect the health of the adult population.
At what age is alcohol sold?
In Russia, minors cannot purchase alcohol-containing products. Restrictions are also provided for persons who are declared legally incompetent by a court. Therefore, fully capable citizens who are over 18 years old can buy alcohol. But they can do this not around the clock, but only during those hours that are prescribed in regional regulations.
To understand how a ban on the purchase of a certain product will apply, you need to understand which products are alcoholic. These are drinks that contain more than 0.5% alcohol.
the federal law“On state regulation of production and turnover ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products and on limiting the consumption (drinking) of alcoholic products” dated November 22, 1995 No. 171-FZ in Art. 2 names the types of drinks:
- alcohol (including vodka, cognac, alcohol content - 37.5–56%);
- wine (8.5–16.5%), fruit wine (6–15%), liqueur wine (15–22%);
- champagne;
- wine drinks (1.5–22%);
- beer and drinks made from beer (up to 7%);
- cider, poire, mead (up to 6%).
Therefore, the sale of beer, wine, cider and mead is the sale of alcohol.
New bill
The Ministry of Health is responsible for the health of Russians. It is this department that proposes to increase the age for selling alcohol from 18 to 21 years. Project developers refer to positive experience foreign countries who have already implemented a similar practice.
The restriction is the prohibition to sell strong alcohol up to 21 years old. The Law on Amendments to 171-FZ in terms of clarifying the procedure for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages allows the sale of alcohol with an ethyl alcohol content of over 16.5% only to those people who have reached the specified age.
Sellers have the right to require a passport to verify the buyer's date of birth. Alcohol that is subject to the standard includes products that contain more than 16.5% alcohol. Therefore, the sale of vodka in stores, as well as cognac and other strong drinks to persons 18-20 years old, will definitely be subject to sanctions. It will also not be possible to purchase certain types of liqueurs and wine drinks.
The ban is being introduced to reduce the occurrence of alcohol addiction among young people. As stated in explanatory note to the project, early consumption of alcoholic beverages is not safe for the normal development of the brain, which is finally formed by the age of 21.
In order for the initiative to be justified, medical and sociological research was carried out:
- According to statistics, children who are already 15 years old have tried alcohol at least once.
- When surveying Russians suffering from alcohol addiction, it was found that their first experience of drinking occurred between the ages of 10 and 20 years.
- A survey conducted by VTsIOM showed that 78% of Russians support the possibility of raising the age for selling alcohol.
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Restrictions on the sale of alcohol apply from 21 or 18 years of age
It can be said unequivocally that actions of persons refusing adult citizens in the purchase of strong alcoholic beverages, illegal. The fact is that the conditions for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages are established by the federal law on t 22.11.2005 No. 171-FZ “On state regulation of the production and turnover of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products” (hereinafter referred to as the Law). According to paragraph 2 of Art. 16 of the Law does not allow retail sales of alcoholic beverages to minors. In the Russian Federation, minors are persons under the age of 18. Alcoholic products include food products that are produced using ethyl alcohol produced from food raw materials and (or) alcohol-containing food products with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 1.5 percent of the volume of the finished product.
Thus, the refusal of a commercial organization to conclude a public contract when it is possible to provide the consumer with the corresponding goods is not allowed and is in itself illegal. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that additional conditions for the sale of products may be established by establishments Catering independently, however, they cannot contradict the legislation of the Russian Federation (clause 5 of the Rules for the provision of public catering services, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 15, 1997 No. 1036). The ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 contradicts paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Law.
For what reason is strong alcohol sold over 21 years of age?
As for drinking establishments. All drinking establishments, in accordance with Article 426 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, enter into a so-called public agreement. The essence of it is that if you have opened a restaurant/club/bar, etc., then you are obliged to provide your services to everyone without exception. (if there is no restriction by law, such as selling booze to a minor). Based on this, if you are denied entry to an establishment citing the fact that you are under 21, then feel free to call the administrator and defend your right! Since Article 426 of the Civil Code gives you the right to drink Russian Federation and the law on the protection of consumer rights.
In accordance with Art. 26 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, minors are persons under 18 years of age. Upon reaching 18 years of age, a citizen has the right to purchase any alcoholic beverages. The seller’s refusal to conclude a purchase and sale agreement on the basis that the citizen is under 21 years of age is a gross violation, liability for which is provided for in paragraph 4 of Article 445 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
Sale of alcohol from 21 years of age: bill
The new bill caused a lot of emotions in society. In Crimea, a possible ban on the sale of alcohol to people under 21 is also being actively discussed. The authorities of the peninsula conducted a massive sociological survey to find out how people feel about the bill. Residents of the peninsula aged from 21 to 40 were surveyed. 79% of citizens voted for raising the age limit.
Statistics show that the majority of unplanned pregnancies among teenage girls are caused by alcohol intoxication. Scientists have proven that babies born from one drunk parent are born with pathologies and diseases in sixty out of a hundred cases. If both parents were intoxicated, then the ratio rises to eighty cases out of a hundred. Raising the drinking age to 21 will reduce the rate of unwanted pregnancies among teenage girls.
At what age do you have to sell alcohol in Moscow and other Russian cities according to the law?
Despite the prohibitions, via the Internet alcoholic drinks sell - just type the corresponding query in a search engine. At any time of the day, which is also prohibited. True, they usually still ask for a passport, because this point will be easier to prove than, say, the status of a seller.
Separately It’s worth mentioning the so-called tonic drinks and “energy drinks”. There is no global ban on their sale to young people. However, a number Russian regions, for example, the Khabarovsk Territory and the Urals adopted this ban. Accordingly, in stores in these regions, the seller can calmly refuse to issue a Jaguar to a teenager and it will be impossible to challenge this.
At what age can you buy alcohol? Studying the laws of the Russian Federation
On April 15, 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia issued an order number 524, which established an official list of documents. This list establishes the list necessary documents for presentation to the seller. At the same time, according to this list, it was revealed that an identification document is not necessarily a passport. This could be a military ID, a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation, a document stating that you are a refugee, a foreign passport and other documents.
In addition, local (regional) authorities have the right to themselves determine additional rules for the distribution of alcoholic beverages in the territory under their control. This includes both establishing the operating hours of enterprises selling these products and age restrictions. However, regions resort to the latter quite rarely.
Law on the sale of alcohol
- Knowledge Day (September 1), when school starts after the summer holidays;
- Last call (May 25) - the day classes end and preparation for final exams begins for students last year training;
- Graduation party on the occasion of graduation;
- Youth Day (June 27).
An operation called "Alcohol" was carried out here. Its task was to detect offenders involved in the production and illegal sale of alcohol. Article 16 of the Federal Law (number 171). Facts of the production of moonshine and drinks were revealed in violation of technology, without relevant documents confirming that the activities of such manufacturers were permitted. In accordance with the norms of the Administrative Code, sellers of such illegal products were punished, as well as persons who sold alcohol (wine, moonshine, beer) to citizens under 18 years of age.
Time for the sale of alcohol in Moscow and the Moscow region in 2020
In Russia, the rules for the retail sale of alcohol and alcohol-containing products are established by federal legislation. Moscow, the Moscow region and other regions have the right to adjust these norms in the direction of tightening, for example, to reduce the time for the sale of alcohol.
Retail sales of strong alcohol at points providing public catering services are carried out only by organizations. These are legal entities registered in Moscow and the region. Retail sales of beer, wine, champagne, cider in stores and at points providing catering services are allowed to organizations and individual entrepreneurs.
At what age can you buy alcohol in Russia in 2020?
In Russia, alcoholism has long become a widespread social problem that undermines the foundations of society and poses a serious threat to national security. Official statistics say that every year every Russian drinks 14 liters of pure alcohol. In fact, there is at least 30 liters of ethanol per capita.
The same Federal Law No. 171-FZ provides for restricting the sale of alcoholic beverages at night in order to improve the health of Russians and increase safety on city streets. A complete ban on the sale of alcohol from 11 pm to 8 am is mandatory in all regions. Local authorities have the right to change the “sober” time of day upward. So, in St. Petersburg, alcoholic drinks are sold from 11 o’clock in the afternoon to 22 o’clock in the evening.
How old is alcohol for sale in Russia and other countries?
Very often young people are concerned about the issue of purchasing alcoholic beverages in stores. The stumbling block is the age of the person buying alcoholic beverages. In Russia and other developed countries of the world, alcohol can be sold to a person upon reaching the age of majority. The only question is when does a person become an adult in certain countries of the world. Typically, “drinking age” occurs between the ages of 18 and 21. Let's figure out together how old you can be to buy alcoholic beverages in different countries oh, including in Russia. A clear knowledge of the laws will help you defend your consumer rights regarding alcoholic products in a dispute with sellers of alcoholic beverages.
There are very popular examples in Russia where fathers with their passports send their minor children to buy them cigarettes or alcohol. We strongly recommend that you do not do this. They still won’t sell alcohol to minors with someone else’s passport (even their parents’). But such parents may be slapped with penalties.
05 Aug 2018 1356Many young people are faced with the problem of purchasing alcohol in stores and cafes. Moreover, sellers often name completely different ages of “alcoholic legal age,” which ranges from 18 to 21 years. It's time to find out at what age you can buy alcohol and, accordingly, drink it. Knowing the laws will help you protect your rights regarding alcoholic beverages.
The legal age to purchase alcohol depends on your country of residence. In Russia you can buy alcohol from the age of 18. The “Rules for the Sale of Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Beer” prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages only to minors, and those of age Russian Federation begins at the age of 18. So if you have a passport with you in the store confirming your majority, ask the sellers to sell you vodka, cognac, beer, wine or any other alcohol.
If they still do not agree, then I advise you to show them Article 426 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Public contract. Where in the third paragraph it is clearly written: “the refusal of a commercial organization to conclude a public contract if there is an opportunity to provide the consumer with the corresponding goods, services, or perform the corresponding work for him is not allowed.” This rule is public offer, you will have to pay a fine for violating it.
True, legislative initiatives by Roszdravnadzor have recently appeared, which propose to ban the sale of alcohol to persons under 21 years of age. It is also planned to reduce the maximum alcohol content in low-alcohol drinks to 7% (currently 9%) and bottle them in packages of no more than 300 ml. But these are only proposals for now; they have not been confirmed by real laws, and it is unlikely that such laws will appear. So in Russia, like Ukraine, you can freely buy alcohol from the age of 18.
The age at which you can drink alcohol in other countries is shown in the following table.
| A country | Age of consumption at point of sale (cafes, bars, etc.) | Age of consumption outside the point of sale (in-store purchase) |
| Australia | 18 | 18 |
| Austria | 16/18 | 16/18 |
| Azerbaijan | 18 | 18 |
| Albania | is not limited | is not limited |
| Algeria | 18 | 18 |
| Argentina | 18 | 18 |
| Bahamas | 18 | 18 |
| Belarus | 18 | 18 |
| Belize | 18 | 18 |
| Belgium | 16 (beer, wine) 18 (strong alcohol) | unlimited (beer, wine)18 (strong alcohol) |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 18 |
| Bolivia | 18 | 18 |
| Botswana | 18 | 18 |
| Brazil | 18 | 18 |
| Brunei | alcohol is prohibited | alcohol is prohibited |
| Burundi | 18 | 18 |
| Hungary | 18 | 18 |
| Great Britain | 18 | 18 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 18 |
| Gabon | is not limited | is not limited |
| Guyana | 18 | 18 |
| Gambia | alcohol is prohibited | alcohol is prohibited |
| Ghana | is not limited | is not limited |
| Guatemala | 18 | 18 |
| Guinea-Bissau | is not limited | is not limited |
| Germany | 16 (beer and wine)18 (strong alcohol) | |
| Greece | 18 | is not limited |
| Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| Denmark | 18 | 16 |
| Dominican Republic | 18 | 18 |
| Egypt | 18 (beer)21 (wine and stronger) | 18 (beer)21 (wine and stronger) |
| Zambia | 18 | 18 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 18 |
| India | from 18 to 25 (depending on state) | |
| Israel | 18 | 18 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 21 |
| Ireland | 18 | 18 |
| Iceland | 20 | 20 |
| Spain | 18 | 18 |
| Italy | 16 | 16 |
| Cape Verde | 18 | 18 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 21 |
| Cambodia | is not limited | is not limited |
| Cameroon | 18 | 21 |
| Canada | 18/19 | 18/19 |
| Kenya | 18 | 18 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 17 |
| China | 18 | 18 |
| Colombia | 18 | 18 |
| Comoros | is not limited | is not limited |
| Congo (Republic of) | 18 | 18 |
| Costa Rica | 18 | 18 |
| Kyrgyzstan | is not limited | is not limited |
| Latvia | 18 | 18 |
| Lesotho | 18 | 18 |
| Libya | alcohol is prohibited | alcohol is prohibited |
| Lithuania | 18 | 18 |
| Luxembourg | 16 | is not limited |
| Mauritius | 18 | 18 |
| Malawi | 18 | 18 |
| Malta | 16 | 16 |
| Morocco | is not limited | 16 |
| Mexico | 18 | 18 |
| Micronesia | 21 | 21 |
| Mozambique | 18 | 18 |
| Namibia | 18 | 18 |
| Niger | 18 | 18 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 18 |
| Netherlands | 16 (up to 15% vol. alcohol) 18 (15% vol. or more) | |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 19 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 18 |
| Norway | 18 (up to 22% vol. alcohol) 20 (22% vol. or more) | |
| Pakistan | alcohol is prohibited (Muslims)21 (non-Muslims) | |
| Panama | 18 | 18 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 18 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 20 |
| Peru | 18 | 18 |
| Portugal | 16 | 16 |
| Russia | 18 | 18 |
| Salvador | 18 | 18 |
| Samoa | 18 | 18 |
| Swaziland | is not limited | 18 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 18 |
| Singapore | 18 | 18 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 18 |
| Solomon islands | 21 | is not limited |
| Thailand | 18 | 18 |
| Togo | is not limited | is not limited |
| Tonga | 18 | is not limited |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 18 |
| Turkmenistan | 18 | 18 |
| Türkiye | 18 | 18 |
| USA | 21 | 21 |
| Uganda | 18 | 18 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 18 |
| Fiji | 21 | 21 |
| Philippines | 18 | 18 |
| Finland | 18 (up to 22% vol. alcohol) 20 (stronger) | 18 (up to 22% vol. alcohol) 20 (stronger) |
| France | 18 | 18 |
| Croatia | 18 | 18 |
| CAR | 18 | 18 |
| Chile | 18 | 18 |
| Sweden | 18 | 18 (for beer with a strength of 3.5% vol. or less) 20 (for everything else) |
| Switzerland | 16/18, depends on the canton 18 (strong alcohol) | |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | 18 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 18 |
| Equatorial Guinea | is not limited | is not limited |
| Eritrea | 18 | 18 |
| Estonia | 18 | 18 |
| Ethiopia | 18 | 18 |
| South Africa | 18 | 18 |
| South Korea | 19 | 19 |
| Jamaica | is not limited | 16 |
| Japan | 20 | 20 |
In most countries, drinking alcohol is legal from the age of 18. In some states it cannot be used at all or there are no age restrictions. This information will useful for tourists traveling to different countries.
Conclusions: any citizen of Russia or Ukraine aged 18 years or older can freely buy vodka, beer, cognac, wine or other alcoholic drink. However, he does not break the law. You only need to have a document with you (passport, driver’s license, etc.) confirming your age.
Last fall, Deputy Drozdenko proposed to the Cabinet of Ministers to draw up a new bill that would prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age. The decree caused a flurry of a wide variety of emotions in society. Some say: such a ban will not bring any benefit. Others argue that selling alcohol from the age of 21 is a completely reasonable decision, because the human brain is formed before the age of 25.
According to the bill, retail sales of alcoholic beverages with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 18% to a person under 21 years of age are not permitted. If the seller has any doubts about whether the buyer has reached the age of 21, the seller will have the right to request an identification document from him.
“According to surveys conducted among people suffering from alcoholism, the majority of people have their first experience of consuming alcoholic beverages at the age of 10-20 years. It is worth noting that in adolescence getting used to bad habits is carried out much faster than in more mature years,” states the explanatory note to the bill.
Negative aspects of the bill
The sale of alcohol from the age of 21 in Russia, as the State Duma suggests, should reduce the percentage of alcohol consumption among teenagers. However, many are already arguing that this will not save the situation in the country. Let us remember that every year the percentage of young men who drink alcohol is only increasing. Today average age minors who buy strong drinks are 14 years old!
Many people in the Federation do not support the bill. They say that the sale of alcohol from the age of 21 in Russia may provoke an increase in the sale of surrogate alcohol. The best decision, according to those who do not support the bill, this proper upbringing a child who will appreciate healthy image life, not alcohol.
For what reason is strong alcohol sold from 21 years of age?
As for individual establishments providing public catering services (restaurants, bars, cafes), these establishments, providing retail sales alcoholic products, according to Art. 492 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, are required to conclude an agreement with each applicant on equal terms (public agreement).
Thus, the refusal of a commercial organization to conclude a public contract when it is possible to provide the consumer with the corresponding goods is not allowed and is in itself illegal. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that additional conditions for the sale of products can be established by public catering establishments independently, however, they cannot contradict the legislation of the Russian Federation (clause 5 of the Rules for the provision of public catering services, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 15, 1997 No. 1036). The ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 contradicts paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Law.
Therefore, upon presentation of an identity document and proof of age (over 18 years of age), refusal to sell alcoholic beverages (regardless of its strength) will be illegal.
The Ministry of Health supported the ban on alcohol until the age of 21
The Russian Ministry of Health supported raising the minimum age for the sale of alcohol from 18 to 21 years, as in some Western countries. This is due to the harmful effects of alcohol on a young body.
The head of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Veronika Skvortsova, said that she supports the idea of raising the minimum age for selling alcohol, Gamebomb.ru reports. “It seems to us that it is absolutely correct to raise the age for the sale of alcoholic beverages to 21 years,” the minister said. She also added that alcohol is most destructive at a young age. It poses a particular danger to the brain, as it causes changes in the formation of the structures of this organ and can affect psychological health.
This happens during one of the key periods of development, addictions become pathological and subsequently very difficult to fight. Veronika Skvortsova clarified that in order to raise the age for selling alcohol to 21 years, a number of legal documents will need to be worked out. The Ministry of Health does not want to rush and plans to discuss the initiative with public organizations, employers and other representatives of Russian society.
The sale of alcohol from the age of 21 in Russia will require changes not only to the relevant law, but also to Art. 60 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation
The experience of different countries is also thought-provoking. For example, in Kyrgyzstan, the personal initiative of people to establish a “dry law” in certain populated areas. There are more and more of them. In Germany, if a person becomes an alcoholic after working at an enterprise for more than five years, sanctions are imposed on the employer. He also pays for the victim's expensive treatment for alcoholism.
Legal scholars warn zealous fighters against youth alcoholism against hasty steps. They believe that the final adoption of the amendment on sales only to those who are already 21 may conflict with Art. 60 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which states that after reaching the age of 18, a Russian can independently exercise his rights and responsibilities. Therefore, the first should be a constitutional amendment, and then changes in the relevant law are possible.
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Alcohol in Russia is sold only to adult citizens over the age of 18. The limit can only be set based on the time of purchase (from 23.00 to 8.00). Also, the sale of alcohol in the Russian Federation is completely prohibited on certain days.
The problem of drinking alcohol remains one of the most pressing. The most serious aspect of this problem is the addiction of minor children to alcohol. According to statistics, in our time in Russia from 60 to 90% of children cannot restrain themselves from the desire to drink an alcoholic drink. Unfortunately, many citizens, seeing a child with a bottle of beer, cider or mead in their hands, are absolutely indifferent to this.
Teenage alcoholism is what you should be wary of. Many programs of our state are aimed at combating this social disease. In particular, we're talking about on establishing certain age limits for the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
What drinks are considered alcoholic?
Drinks that contain a certain amount of ethyl alcohol are considered alcoholic:
- beer drinks, beer and cider;
- various wines, including champagne and other drinks containing wine;
- alcoholic drinks containing 0.5% ethyl alcohol.
Depending on the amount of alcohol in the drinks, they are divided into three groups:
- vodka and cognac are strong alcoholic drinks;
- wine, mead – drinks of medium strength (medium alcohol);
- beer, cider – low-alcohol drinks.
The majority of our citizens do not perceive beer as an alcoholic drink at all. That is why many of them mistakenly believe that even a teenager can purchase such a drink.
Anyone who thinks so is seriously mistaken; you just have to understand the composition of this drink. 0.5% ethyl alcohol contained in beer equates it to alcoholic beverages (according to Federal Law No. 171).
Note! A drink containing less than 0.5% alcohol automatically excludes it from the list of alcoholic products. Therefore, everyone has the right to purchase it.
At what age is alcohol sold in Russia?
More than once, Rospotrebnadzor has made a proposal to raise the age limit for purchasing alcohol. But, unfortunately, the deputies did not listen to this initiative. That is why in our country there is no law on the sale of alcohol from the age of 21.
Who can buy alcohol in our stores?
Persons over 18 years of age, upon presentation of a document proving their identity and age, can buy an alcoholic drink in any store or supermarket. The only limitation can be the time of purchase.
Local authorities might like to introduce their own rules for the sale of alcohol, but they do not have such powers.
It so happens that two legislative acts related to the rules for the sale of alcohol contradict each other. This conflict concerns Government Decree No. 1036 (1997) and Federal Law No. 171-FZ (1995).
According to the first legislative act, distributors of alcoholic beverages do not have the right to sell drinks stronger than 12% to citizens who are under 21 years of age. But federal law set the age limit at 18 years. It is this legislative act that has priority.
What document confirms the identity and allows you to establish the age of the buyer of alcohol?
The list of identification documents and allowing one to establish the age of the buyer of alcoholic products, which the seller has the right to demand if he has doubts about this buyer reaching the age of majority, was approved by order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia dated April 15, 2011 No. 524
Attention! Full list of identity documents in the Russian Federation:
- passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, identifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Russian Federation
- general international passport
- temporary identity card of a citizen of the Russian Federation
- seafarer's passport (seafarer's identity card)
- diplomatic passport
- service passport
- identification card of a military personnel or military ID of a citizen of the Russian Federation
- passport of a foreign citizen
- residence permit in the Russian Federation
- refugee certificate
- certificate of temporary asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation
Look! Here is a photo from the information stand of one of the large retail chains, which provides information for customers
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Where it is prohibited to sell and consume alcohol
In addition to the fact that alcohol can only be sold to a certain category of citizens (depending on age), there are no less important condition- a place for drinking drinks.
Paragraph 3 of Article 16 of Federal Law No. 171-FZ contains a list of territories where the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
These areas include:
- Gas stations, all types of public transport;
- medical, cultural and educational institutions;
- railway stations, bus stations, airports, markets;
- places for sports, military organizations;
- vacation spots, playgrounds for children, tourism facilities;
- courtyard areas, landings, elevators.
Alcohol sales regime
In order to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages, a special regime for the sale of alcohol was established. Currently, the sale of alcohol stops from 23.00 to 8.00.
There is no single regime throughout Russia. The time for stopping the supply of strong drinks differs depending on the region:
- in the capital and Moscow region, alcohol is sold from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.;
- in St. Petersburg you can buy alcohol from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
- residents of the Leningrad region have the opportunity to purchase alcoholic beverages from 9.00 to 22.00;
- in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the sale of strong drinks is allowed from 10.00 to 23.00;
- in Yakutsk – from 14.00 to 20.00.
In addition to these restrictions, one should also mention holidays where alcohol is not sold:
- June 1 – Children's Day;
- June 27 – Youth Day;
- September 11th is Temperance Day, so no alcohol is sold;
- celebration of the First and Last Bell (September 1 and May 25).
What alcohol should not be sold to minors?
In June 2015, parliamentarians of the Russian Federation made some changes and additions to the Law on State Regulation of the Production and Sale of Alcohol-Containing Products.
In particular, they relate to categories of regulated alcoholic products (Article 2). When a food product contains more than 0.5% ethyl alcohol, he is admitted to be an alcoholic.
Thus, alcoholic beverages include: cognac, vodka, wines (grape, fruit), champagne, beer, apple and pear cider (poiret). Beer with less than 0.5% alcohol is considered non-alcoholic.
Important! Alcoholic beverages are prohibited for children under 18 years of age. They can only purchase non-alcoholic beer.
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The alcoholic drinks listed below contain more than 0.5% alcohol:
- vodka contains from 38 to 56% alcohol;
- in cognac – up to 40%;
- in wine – from 8.5 to 16.5%;
- in liqueurs - from 15 to 22%;
- in wine drinks – from 1.5 to 22%;
- in apple and pear cider – up to 6%;
- in mead – from 1.5 to 6% alcohol;
- even regular beer can contain between 4 and 14% alcohol.
As you know, due to the amount of alcohol present in alcoholic drinks, they are divided into several groups:
- strong alcoholic drinks (whisky, vodka, cognac and other drinks with an alcohol content of up to 30%);
- medium-alcohol drinks – from 15 to 30% alcohol;
- if drinks contain less than 15% alcohol, they are considered low-alcohol drinks.
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Sale of alcoholic beverages via the Internet
The truth is that the Forbidden fruit sweet, also manifests itself in the issue of alcohol distribution.
Since the establishment of a ban on the sale of alcohol at night, cases of its purchase via the Internet have become more frequent.
Although the moment the buyer presents his passport is still valid.
Many entrepreneurs have found loopholes in our legislation and are taking advantage of them. Moreover, arbitrage practice, associated with the illegal sale of alcohol via the Internet, is quite meager.
The fines provided for selling alcohol online at night are quite feasible for sellers. In general, it is quite difficult to accuse a person of illegally selling alcohol at night. Sellers easily prove their non-involvement in such fishing.
Important! Selling alcoholic beverages via the Internet is prohibited (Article 14.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, Federal Law No. 171-FZ). The fine for this violation is for individuals is 10 thousand rubles. For illegal sale of strong drinks on entity will impose a fine of 100 thousand rubles.
Raising children is the responsibility of parents; it is from them that children take their example and build their own model of behavior. If with early age If we educate the younger generation correctly, then there will be no problem with alcohol.
Responsibility for selling alcohol to a minor in the Russian Federation
Selling alcohol to children under 18 years of age is punishable by law. If the seller does not ask the buyer for a passport and, without making sure that he is of age, sells alcohol to the teenager, the seller will have to pay a fine.
