Alcohol restrictions in North America Pulling this out of the comments: purple_monkey writes: I can write about Canada and the US, if you're interested. What hours is it sold; In the US, alcohol is sold in some stores around the clock; bars are open until 2 a.m., with last call usually at 1:30. In Canada, there are no private liquor stores, only government-run ones; they close at 7 p.m., some at 8 or 9. In bars, it varies by province: some serve until 2 a.m., others until 4 a.m. what is sold and to whom; Everything you can imagine is sold. You can buy alcohol starting at age 21 in the US and 18–19 (depending on the province) in Canada. penalties for violations, etc. It varies somewhat from state to state, but roughly like this: US: Illegal purchase of alcohol is classified as a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or mandatory attendance at an educational course on the subject and/or 8–40 hours of community service and/or suspension of a driver's license for 30 to 180 days. Illegal sale of alcohol is classified as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $4,000 and/or up to one year in jail, plus automatic suspension of a driver's license for 180 days. In addition, the person who illegally sold the alcohol is financially liable for any damage caused by the person to whom it was sold (that is, if a minor crashes drunk into someone else's fence, the person who sold them the alcohol will have to pay to repair that fence). Canada: for minors, it's roughly the same, with some nuances (for example, for a first offense a minor pays a $100 fine plus a rehabilitation program; for a second offense, a $200 fine plus community service plus a rehabilitation program; and so on). For sellers, the penalty is a $1,000 fine + 2 months in jail + community service; for a second offense, a $2,000 fine and 3 months in jail + community service. Summary: enforcement relies to a large extent on controlling sales. It's more выгодно for sellers to check everyone's ID than to pay fines and go to jail. http://navalny.livejournal.com/252339.html?thread=3648179 I'll add this myself: when I was in America, what struck me was that in many small towns (Texas), alcohol simply was not sold at all. By decision of the local community. To buy a drink, you had to drive to the next town.
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