The depressing statistics prompted Russian legislators to tighten the Federal Law. According to the State Statistics Service and the Ministry of Health, Russia is rapidly getting younger, the consumption of alcohol and the number of offenses committed while intoxicated are constantly growing. Deputies of the State Duma of Russia decided to limit the sale of alcohol in Russia in 2019 in a special supplement to the law.
Amendments to the latest version of Federal Law No. 171-FZ, which regulates the circulation of alcohol in Russia, came into force in January 2017. In particular, time limits for the sale of alcoholic beverages have been introduced. It is expected that this measure will have a positive impact on the reduction of crime, the improvement of the nation, and the reduction of alcohol consumption.
What time is it allowed to sell alcohol in Russia?
Paragraph 5 of Article 16 stipulates a period of time for the sale of beer, weak and strong alcohol. In particular, at the all-Russian level, retail outlets are prohibited from selling alcohol-containing drinks from 23 pm to 8 am.
It is allowed to sell alcohol after 23:00:
- In public catering establishments with specially equipped rooms for visitors;
- In the duty-free zone at airports and border points.
According to the Law, regional authorities are authorized to adjust the time for the sale of alcohol in Russia in a stricter direction. The local authorities of individual regions have gone further and introduced significant restrictions or a complete "alcohol" ban on the red days of the calendar.
Time of sale of alcohol in different regions of Russia in 2019
Many regional governments took advantage of the powers and increased the period of "sobriety". In the Primorsky Territory, the city of Artem, it is forbidden to sell alcohol from 22:00 to 9:00 in the morning. Regions with a valid ban for the period of 22.00-10.00 hours:
- Belgorod region;
- The cities of Vyshny Volochek, Essentuki, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kaluga, Pikalevo, Muravlenko, Strezhevoy, Udomlya;
- Kaliningrad, Kaluga regions;
- Orenburg, Omsk regions;
- Republic of Tatarstan, Mordovia;
- Saratov region;
- Tver, Tomsk regions;
- Samara Region;
- Kabardino-Balkarian Republic;
- Koshelev project, Chamzinka settlement.
In the Altai Territory, Ivanovo, Irkutsk, Lipetsk, Vladimir regions, the cities of Tulun, Shuya, alcohol is sold only from nine in the morning until 21.00 in the evening. In the city of Aleksin, on weekends, alcohol is sold only from 14.00 to 22.00.
In the Chechen Republic, alcohol is sold only two hours a day from 8.00 to 10.00 daily, except for Muslim holidays.
In some regions, the authorities took care of sober weekends by limiting or completely banning sales on these days. In the Kirov region, the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk on weekends and holidays, alcohol can be bought from 10.00 to 17.00. The Ulyanovsk authorities generally banned the sale of alcoholic beverages on Saturday and Sunday. Alcohol is not sold on youth day in the Komi Republic.
The ban applies to all retail outlets. Takeaway sales are prohibited in catering establishments.
Table of sales of alcoholic beverages throughout Russia
| Alcohol ban time | |
|---|---|
| Astrakhan and Pskov regions | 21:00 – 10:00 |
| Altai region | 21:00 – 09:00 |
| Amur region | 21:00 – 11:00 |
| Arkhangelsk region | 21:00 – 10:00 |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | 20:00 – 11:00 |
| Primorsky Krai | 22:00 – 09:00 |
| Udmurt republic | 22:00 – 10:00 |
| Yakutia | 22:00 – 14:00 |
| Chechen Republic | 10:00 – 08:00 |
| Chuvash Republic | 22:00 – 10:00 |
| Belgorod region | 22:00 – 10:00 |
| Volgograd region | 23:00 – 08:00 |
| Vologda region | 23:00 – 08:00 |
| Voronezh region | 23:00 – 08:00 |
| Jewish Autonomous Region | 23:00 – 08:00 |
| Ivanovo region | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Irkutsk region | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Kaliningrad region | 21:00 - 10:00 |
| Kaluga region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Kemerovo region. | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Krasnodar region | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Krasnoyarsk region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kurgan region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kirov region | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Lipetsk region | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Orenburg region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Oryol region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Omsk region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Perm region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Ulyanovsk region | 20:00 - 08:00 |
| Tula region | 22:00 - 14:00 |
| Chelyabinsk region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug | 20:00 - 08:00 |
| Novosibirsk region | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Republic of North Ossetia-Alania | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Sverdlovsk region. | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Smolensk region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Rostov region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Yaroslavl region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Republic of Bashkortostan (Bashkiria) | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Republic of Karelia | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Komi Republic | 22:00 - 08:00 |
| Mari El Republic | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| The Republic of Mordovia | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) | 20:00 - 14:00 |
| Republic of Tatarstan | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Saratov region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Tver region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Tyumen region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Tomsk region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Samara region | 22:00 - 08:00 |
| Vladimir region | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Karachay-Cherkessia (KChR) | 21:00 - 11:00 |
| Kursk region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Murmansk region | 21:00 - 11:00 |
| Stavropol region | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Moscow region | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kabardino-Balkarian Republic | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Adler (Krasnodar Territory) | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Anapa | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Apatity | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Armavir | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Aleksin | 22:00 - 14:00 |
| Angarsk | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Artem | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Balashikha | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Barnaul | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Belgorod | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Birobidzhan | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Bratsk | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Bryansk | 22:00 - 08:00 |
| Velikiy Novgorod | 21:00 - 10:00 |
| Vyborg | 23:00 - 11:00 |
| Vyshny Volochyok | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Vladikavkaz | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Vladimir | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Vologda | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Gatchina | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Gelendzhik | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Dzerzhinsk (Nizhny Novgorod region) | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Dimitrovgrad | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Dmitrov | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Dolgoprudny | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Yeysk | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Essentuki | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Railway | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Zhigulevsk | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Zavodoukovsk | 21:00 - 08:00 |
| Ivangorod | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Izhevsk | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Yoshkar-Ola | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kazan | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Kaluga | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Kamyshin | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kashira | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kingisepp | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Kimry | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Kirovo-Chepetsk | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Korolev | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kostomuksha | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Korolev | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Kostomuksha | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Koshelev | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Kstovo | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Mound | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Lytkarino | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Medvezhyegorsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Meleuz | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Miass | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Minusinsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Muravlenko | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Mtsensk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Nalchik | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Neftekamsk | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Nizhnekamsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Novokuibyshevsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Novokuznetsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Novorossiysk | 22:00 - 11:00 |
| Novosibirsk | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Noyabrsk | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Odintsovo | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| October | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Omsk | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Orenburg | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Penza | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Permian | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Petrozavodsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Pikalevo | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Rostov-on-Don | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Roshal | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Ruza | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Ryazan | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Samara | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Saransk | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Saratov | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Sergiev Posad (Moscow region) | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Severodvinsk | 21:00 - 10:00 |
| Smolensk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Sochi | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Sovetsk | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Syktyvkar | 22:00 - 08:00 |
| Sysert | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Surgut | 20:00 - 08:00 |
| Suzdal | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Strezhevoy | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Feodosia | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Tver | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Tikhvin | 22:00 - 09:00 |
| Troitsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Tobolsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Tolyatti | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Tulun | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Tynda | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Udomlya | 22:00 - 10:00 |
| Uglich | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Ufa | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Khimki | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Cheboksary | 23:00 - 10:00 |
| Cherepovets | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Chekhov | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Shuya | 21:00 - 09:00 |
| Yakutsk | 22:00 - 14:00 |
| Yaroslavl | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Silver Prudy urban district | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Urban Okrug Podolsk | 23:00 - 08:00 |
| Chamzinka village | 22:00 - 10:00 |
The time of the ban and the start of the sale of alcohol in Moscow
In December 2014, the Moscow City Duma issued a resolution to stop the sale of alcohol-containing products from 23.00 to 08.00 the next day in all trade enterprises. Cafes and restaurants are not subject to the ban with the condition of no takeaway trade.
The decision of the Moscow City Duma on the sale of alcohol at a strictly specified time is valid on the territory Russian capital and Moscow region.
In addition, the Moscow authorities banned the sale of alcohol on the days of the "last call" and graduation. The initiative to declare Fridays "sobriety day" did not receive support.
Time of sale of alcohol in St. Petersburg in 2019
The authorities of the northern capital have expanded the restriction on the sale of alcoholic beverages to the population. In St. Petersburg, it is allowed to sell low-alcohol drinks, beer and strong alcohol from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sellers undertake to inform buyers about the current restriction in a clear and accessible form. The ban applies to all retail chains.
AT Leningrad region The amendment to the law provides for the sale of alcoholic beverages from nine in the morning until 10 pm.
Federal Law on Places of Sale of Alcohol
In addition, not only the time of sale of alcohol is important, but also the place of sale. The education of cultural drinking has reached the legislative level throughout the country. The latest amendments clarify the regulation of the sale of alcohol during public and cultural events.
In crowded places, the sale of alcohol stops two hours before the event. The resumption of trade begins no earlier than one hour after the end of public meetings. The restriction applies to the venue of the social and cultural event and the surrounding areas.
Under completely alcohol-free zones fall:
- Market squares of retail and wholesale trade;
- Military and strategic facilities;
- Sports facilities, especially during competitions;
- Railway, bus stations, airports and other passenger transport enterprises;
- Production facilities, especially those associated with hazardous production;
- Venues for public events with at least 100 participants;
- Territories adjacent to kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions;
- Hospitals, polyclinics, health resorts, sanatoriums and other medical and recreational institutions.
Local authorities independently regulate the permissible boundaries of places where the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted. It is expected that schemes with borders and nearest retail outlets will be published on city portals. By the way, the Supreme Court issued a decision clarifying a number of incidents:
- It is forbidden to sell alcohol in stores located in non-residential levels of high-rise buildings, if the entrance to the outlet is located from the side of the courtyard with a children's playground;
- in the parks, forest areas and urban gardens intended for tourism, sports. The exception is cafes and restaurants;
- Catering establishments undertake to equip special premises for visitors with at least six tables for consumption on site.
Responsibility for violating the "alcohol" prohibition
Control over the implementation of the Federal Law on state regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages is entrusted to supervisory agencies. The Administrative Code provides for the imposition of penalties on trading enterprises and responsible persons.
The Administrative Code does not provide for the application of penalties to citizens who buy alcohol from the wrong time.
Part 3 of Article 14.16 of the Code of the Russian Federation provides for the following types of penalties for the sale of alcohol at night:
- CEO of a trading company or trading network- collection of a fine of 5-10 thousand rubles;
- Legal entities are subject to penalties in the amount of 50 -100 thousand rubles.
The main document that regulates the rules for the sale of alcohol in the territory Russian Federation, is Federal Law No. 171-FZ of November 22, 1995 “On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products and on Limiting the Consumption (Drinking) of Alcoholic Products”.
Permitted hours for the sale of alcohol
The period of time during which the retail outlets it is allowed to trade in alcoholic products, is established by paragraph 5 of article 16 of the specified regulatory legal act. This section of the legislation determines that it is permissible to carry out the retail sale of alcohol in Russia from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Accordingly, in the period from 23 to 8 hours, the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail is prohibited. These requirements are subject to local time in each subject of the Russian Federation.At the same time, the same section of the law on the procedure for the sale of alcohol emphasizes that these requirements do not apply to all types of organizations engaged in the sale of alcoholic products. Thus, these restrictions do not apply to organizations providing catering services, as well as duty-free shops, known as "-free".
At the same time, public catering organizations can sell any type of alcohol during the opening hours of their institution. If an individual entrepreneur is engaged in the provision of public catering services, during the hours of the ban on the sale of alcohol, that is, from 23 to 8 hours, he has the right to sell only certain types of low-alcohol drinks. In particular, the permitted list, given in the same paragraph 5 of article 16 of the law on the sale of alcohol, includes beer, beer drinks, cider, poiret and mead.
Additional restrictions on the sale of alcohol
When planning, for example, to organize an outlet for the retail sale of alcoholic products, it is necessary to take into account the additional provisions fixed in paragraph 5 of article 16 of the law on the sale of alcohol. In particular, it gives the authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation the right to establish their own restrictions on the retail sale of alcohol that do not contradict federal law. Such restrictions may apply to the time, place and conditions of the sale of alcoholic beverages. At the same time, additional conditions can be arbitrarily stringent, up to a complete ban on the sale of alcohol. Therefore, before taking any steps towards organizing a business in this area, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with local legislation.Federal legislation (clause 9, article 16 of the Law "On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol ..." dated November 22, 1995 No. 171-FZ) has established since 2012 that the sale of any alcohol is prohibited throughout Russia in the period from 11 pm until 8 am. However, the same law states that local authorities can establish their own, even more stringent, standards - and here everything depends on the position of the regional authorities.
The fantasy of legislators at the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (and Moscow, as a city of federal significance, like St. Petersburg and Sevastopol, is not just a city, but a separate entity at the level of a region or a republic) can run wild. For example, in the Belgorod Region it is forbidden to sell alcohol from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. (Item 1 of Article 2 of the Law of the Belgorod Region dated April 28, 2016 No. 71), in the Moscow Region - from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. on the basis of federal legislation (previously established by the law of the Moscow Region dated 04/27/2012 No. 40/2012-OZ, the time limit from 21 to 11 was canceled), in Arkhangelsk - from 21 to 10 in the morning, and on some days (September 1, Children's Day, graduation days and youth day) even from 13:00 to 10:00 the next day (paragraph 1 of the Decree of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region dated 05.06.2012 No. 222-pp).
In other regions, of course, their own restrictions may also be adopted. Therefore, if you are going on a visit to another city, ask in advance what time you can buy alcohol there.
From what time is the ban at night on the sale of alcohol in Moscow
In Moscow itself, a federal norm is still in force - a ban on the sale of alcohol from 23:00 to 08:00 the next day. However, even from these norms there are exceptions - and also at the all-Russian level.
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All the same federal law No. 171-FZ directly states that these norms apply only to the retail sale of alcohol and do not apply to restaurants, bars, pubs and other places formally classified as public catering establishments. For them, you need to take into account other rules, according to which sales are allowed after 23:00:
- strong alcohol - only for legal entities;
- beer, mead, low-alcohol drinks - to entrepreneurs too.
In addition, the requirements of the law do not apply to duty free shops operating at airports - alcohol is sold there around the clock. However, only air passengers can use these shops.
Where the sale of alcohol in Moscow is absolutely prohibited
In Moscow, as in all of Russia, alcohol is never sold:
- near children's, medical and sports facilities;
- in cultural organizations (with the exception of buffets and other food outlets operating under these organizations);
- at railway stations, airports and other places where there is both a mass gathering of citizens and an increased danger from transport (this does not only apply to the sale of alcoholic beverages in cafes / bars at railway stations and the already mentioned duty-free shops);
- at military installations and territories adjacent to them;
- in stalls, tents and other commercial facilities that are not stationary.
In addition, it is prohibited anywhere and at all times to sell any alcoholic beverages to minors. The seller, if he has doubts, has the right to demand a document confirming the identity and age from any buyer. Moreover, even if the minor looks older than his age and the seller will release alcohol to him, it will still be a violation of the law.
The ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages at night is a state-level measure to combat addiction. The time of sale of alcohol in Moscow and other cities of the Russian Federation is regulated by the legislation of the country relevant in the current year. The authors of the laws claim that this measure has a positive impact on the level of crime and the level of alcohol consumption per person. Despite the positive side of the law on the regulation of the production and sale of alcohol-containing products, temporary restrictions on the sale of alcohol in Moscow and other Russian cities vary and bring inconvenience to the population of the country.
Law on the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
According to the fifth paragraph of Art. 15 of Federal Law, the sale of alcohol-containing products is prohibited at night. The established time frame is nine hours of prohibition from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Organs state power has the right to introduce changes to the established law, increasing the time for the sale of alcohol in the capital and other cities of Russia. The problem is to establish a different period of time until how much and how much alcohol is sold in Moscow, the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk. The law also specifies places where it is prohibited or permitted to sell liquor during the late evening period. According to the law, the ban on the sale of alcohol in Moscow does not apply to public catering establishments, which are allowed to trade in alcoholic products during the opening hours of a state institution. The law establishes not only the time frame for selling alcohol, but also a list of alcoholic beverages allowed for sale.
Sale time in Moscow
The capital was subject to regular changes in the time of sale of alcohol. In 2010, the sale of alcoholic beverages was allowed from 10 am to 10 pm. In 2011, the time for the sale of alcohol in Moscow decreased by three hours. The time frame for not selling alcohol today is from 23 pm to 8 am for Moscow residents. For residents of the Moscow region, there are stricter limits: sales are allowed from 11 am to 9 pm and, accordingly, are prohibited from 21.00 to 11.00. For the period of 2016, the time frame for selling alcohol in Moscow and the Moscow region is from 08.00 to 23.00.
Where sale is allowed and prohibited
The authorities have clarified the law, according to which some catering establishments can sell alcohol. The main condition for the sale is the availability of a license. These institutions include:
- Cafe;
- bars;
- restaurants
- duty free shops;
- night clubs.
Citizens of the Russian Federation are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages only on the territory of establishments. According to the law on the permitted time for the sale of alcohol in Moscow, establishments that are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages include:
- kiosks, shops, supermarkets;
- educational institutions;
- sports, cultural and leisure facilities.
Consequences of the law
During the existence and operation of the law, significant changes not in the number of sales of alcoholic beverages, residents of the Russian Federation continue to buy alcohol at the allowed time.
The government of the country empowers the authorities of the regions with the authority to establish a complete ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages of a certain strength, excluding the sale of products that exceed the permitted level. Only wines and beer may remain on the shelves of shops in some regions or cities. These changes took place in the Vladimir region, where the ban lasted about ten days, as the inhabitants of the region became indignant at the established law.
The sale of alcohol at prohibited times is punishable by a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 rubles for the seller and from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles for the manager.
Persons who buy alcohol are not responsible.
Countries with temporary restrictions on the sale of alcohol
This section of the legislation determines that it is permissible to carry out the retail sale of alcohol in Russia from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Accordingly, in the period from 23 to 8 hours, the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail is prohibited. These requirements are subject to local time in each subject of the Russian Federation.
Additional restrictions on the sale of alcohol
When planning, for example, to organize an outlet for the retail sale of alcoholic products, it is necessary to take into account the additional provisions fixed in paragraph 5 of article 16 of the law on the sale of alcohol. In particular, it gives the authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation the right to establish their own restrictions on the retail sale of alcohol that do not contradict federal law. Such restrictions may apply to the time, place and conditions of the sale of alcoholic beverages. At the same time, additional conditions can be arbitrarily stringent, up to a complete ban on the sale of alcohol. Therefore, before taking any steps towards organizing a business in this area, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with local legislation.
After how long they do not sell alcohol
The problem of alcoholism is extremely relevant for Russia. In order to depopulize alcohol and reduce the volume of its consumption in our country, legislative acts regulating the sale of alcohol-containing products were approved. On the basis of the current law, the documents of any organization whose specific activity is related to alcohol turnover spell out the rules for the sale of alcohol.
When and how long can you buy alcohol? Why do wine departments have different opening hours in different regions? What determines the time of the ban on the sale of alcohol, and which area is the most strict in this regard? Let's look at the main restrictive rules that relate to the circulation of alcohol-containing products.
What the Legislation Says
The law on the prohibition of the sale of alcohol is based on the requirements of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation, introduced on November 22, 1995 (No. 171-FZ). Moreover, all alcoholic products, without exception, fall under the established order.
The definition of "alcohol-containing products" includes such drinks in which the concentration of ethanol is 0.5% or more. That is, this includes cider, mead, low-alcohol cocktails, beer.
It was also established a strict restriction on the sale of alcohol in the hands of persons under the age of 18 years, that is, minors. With regard to the release time of alcoholic products, this regime may vary depending on the established rules of local authorities.
What days are alcohol sales prohibited?
It must be remembered that the current Law of the Russian Federation establishes a strict ban on the sale of alcohol on certain holidays. The days of the ban on the sale of alcohol are valid throughout Russia and are not subject to change.
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Local authorities can only add their own, regional holidays to the list of "forbidden" days.
So, on what days it is forbidden to sell alcohol, we recall that this rule is the same for all regions and regions:
- May 25: Last call day.
- June 1: Children's Day.
- June 12: Russia Day.
- June 27: Youth Day.
- September 1: Knowledge Day and the first call.
- September 11: International Day of Sobriety.
Also dates are subject to change. These are the days of the last graduation balls in schools. In these holidays alcohol is prohibited in all supermarkets, shops, shops and other points of sale of alcohol.
Set alcohol dispensing time
According to the adopted state decree, it will not work to sell alcohol at night without breaking the law. This ban is set for a temporary period from 23 pm to 8 am. But the time frame can be adjusted depending on the opinion of the regional authorities.
Moscow and Moscow region
In the capital, there is a time period established by the general Law, which prohibits the sale of alcohol from 23:00 to 08:00. According to the resolution of the Moscow City Duma (the decree entered into force on December 24, 2014), the time for the sale of alcohol-containing products in the Moscow Region coincides with the restrictive limits in force in Moscow. These restrictions also apply to the cities of the Moscow region.
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St. Petersburg and the region
The northern capital of Russia turned out to be more strict regarding the sale of alcohol. Here you can buy it only from 11 am to 22 pm. This decree has been in force since January 2014. The St. Petersburg region softened only the morning time and allowed the sale of alcohol not from 11, but from 9 in the morning. The evening ban begins in the same way as in St. Petersburg, from 22:00.
Regional laws
To determine after how much alcohol is not sold in the regions of our vast homeland, you need to have a general idea of \u200b\u200bthe time limiting the sale of alcohol in the largest regions of the Russian Federation. The following table will help.
weekend sale prohibited
(alcohol is allowed to sell here only two hours a day)
There is a myth among the people that some large retail chains, supermarkets owned by private individuals do not have a general law. Such as:
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And in other large retailers, alcohol can be purchased around the clock. But this is just an unwarranted speculation. Any trading company operating in the territory of the Russian Federation is obliged to strictly follow the established federal requirements and local regulations.
Alcohol sale hours do not depend on the scale of the trading network. All stores are subject to Russian laws.
Responsibility for breaking the law
But many entrepreneurs live by the principle that if there are rules, they can be broken. The law for such persons is strict and harsh. For violation of the adopted resolution on the time of sale of alcoholic products, even for a minute from the designated time frame, the following penalties are provided:
- For a trade organization: - rubles.
- For the head of the enterprise: 5,000 rubles.
This law also applies to trading through various Internet sites. Although it is almost impossible to track how much alcohol was sold on the Internet. Therefore, the Russian Federation generally banned the sale of alcohol in the virtual world.
If the fact of the sale and the action of the alcoholic Internet sale is revealed, the owner of the IP address shall be punished. He will have to pay a large fine of up to 1 million rubles. In the case of an official, the amount of the penalty is dorubles.
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Where can you buy alcohol at night?
But you can still buy the coveted alcohol at night. To do this, you will have to go to a cafe, bar or restaurant. In such institutions, the sale of alcoholic products at night is allowed. True, with one caveat. You will have to drink alcohol, culturally sitting at the table of an entertainment establishment. You won't be allowed to take it outside.
At night, you can buy alcohol in duty-free shops ( duty free). These outlets are located at customs checkpoints and airports.
How are things in other countries?
Russia is not the only one concerned about the growth of alcoholism and drunken crimes. A number of developed foreign countries also introduced strict restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages. Which? Let's find out.
on Sunday the sale of alcohol is prohibited
there is no alcohol sale on sunday
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on Saturday and Sunday, the sale of alcohol is allowed only in large shopping centers
What conclusions do we have
All introduced strict temporary restrictions on the sale of alcoholic products are designed, if not to solve, then at least to reduce the most acute problem - alcoholism. But are there any results? Statistics show that the volume of alcohol sales has not decreased, but the demand for alcohol has redistributed.
Alcohol lovers are now simply buying the coveted liquid for future use, in the daytime. Although narcologists talk about a decrease in the number of people who applied for help as a result of alcohol abuse.
Whether such restrictive measures will have the expected effect, time will tell. After all, the approved time frame is only a small part of the system of measures aimed at combating drunkenness.
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How much and how much alcohol is sold in Russia. Hours and days of alcohol sales
Relations in the field of alcohol in Russia, ranging from mass production to the transportation of alcoholic products, are regulated by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation FZ N 171. The latest changes made on 07/03/2016 determined how much alcohol can be sold. Article 16 deals with the retail sale of alcohol and general rules alcohol sales.
According to this law, all products containing alcohol more than 0.5% are recognized as alcoholic. Thus, not only strong alcohol (cognac, vodka, whiskey) falls under the law, but low-alcohol drinks, including beer, wine, cocktails in cans.
In addition, the law limits the age at which you can start drinking alcohol. In Russia, this is not earlier than from the age of 18. Moreover, when selling, the seller may ask the buyer for a document confirming how old he is. Sometimes 21 years is erroneously indicated. This delusion came from abroad. in the USA and some European countries this one was chosen as the resolving age.
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Time of sale of alcohol: "How much do they sell alcohol?"
The law limits not only the place of sale and the age of consumption. For some time now, the time for the sale of alcohol has also been limited in the Russian Federation. There are hours for the sale of alcohol at night. Throughout the country, from 23:00 to 08:00 local time, alcohol is not dispensed.
Restrictions on the sale of alcohol in the regions: “After what time do they not sell alcohol?”
Both sellers and buyers of alcoholic beverages deserve special attention with the powers that Federal Law N 171 gives to local authorities. Each region can set its own regime for how many hours to sell alcohol. It should not contradict the main prohibition, but it can be tougher. Based on this, in many republics and regions, the time of sale of alcohol meets the issues of national and social policy, religious and cultural specifics.
Thus, one of the most illustrative examples of the policy of the regional legislature is the Republic of Chechnya. In a Muslim country, an almost absolute ban on the sale of alcohol has been introduced. Drinks of weak strength, including beer, are subject to the country-wide restriction from 23:00 to 8:00. But other drinks are more difficult to buy. Only 2 hours a day, the sale of strong alcohol is allowed - from 8:00 to 10:00 in the morning. Such an indulgence is made for visitors and tourists. Apparently this policy is bearing fruit. Chechnya has been in the top three most sober regions of the country for several years now.
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was among the regions with a strict anti-alcohol policy. Alcohol is prohibited for sale from 20:00 to 14:00, that is, within 18 hours. In addition, in 103 settlements of Yakutia, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, that is, a “dry law” has been introduced. Such measures led to a 1.5-fold decrease in alcohol outlets. The statistics are silent about how much the shadow sale of prohibited goods has grown. But the sobriety rating eloquently places Yakutia in 70th place out of 85 possible.
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The sale of alcohol at night is not welcome in other regions. In Chukotka, you can not sell alcohol from 20:00 to 12:00, in Transbaikalia - from 20:00 to 11:00, and in Dagestan - from 20:00 to 10:00, in the Pskov region - from 21:00 to 11: 00. The maximum until what time they sell alcohol in all subjects of the Russian Federation is 23:00.
In just four regions, the authorities left the restrictions established by the Federal Law and did not tighten them. These are the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Mari El, the Kemerovo and Kursk regions. In 19 regions, the time from what time to what time alcohol is sold coincides with the federal ban, but a restrictive measure is possible on dates and places of sale.
Alcohol prohibition days
Federal Law N 171 gives local authorities the right not only to limit the time of sale of alcohol during the day, but also to introduce completely alcohol-free days. Usually they are timed to coincide with the dates on which children's and youth holidays and some national celebrations fall. In all regions of the country, the list of days when such a ban is in effect:
- days of the end of the school year (last bells, lines);
- June 23 - dates proms and balls;
- June 1 - Children's Day;
- June 27 - youth holiday;
- September 1 - the beginning of the academic year;
- September 11 - Sobriety Day.
Some regions went further and expanded the list on which days alcohol is not sold. For many, this is the Holiday of the city (village, municipal association). In Buryatia - the national Surkharban. In Dagestan, there are fasts and the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. In the Vladimir region - the Day of family, love and fidelity, celebrated on July 8.
One of the most impressive lists in Perm region. These days you will not find alcohol for sale:
- May 1 - Spring and Labor Day;
- May 9 - Victory Day;
- May 28 - Day of the border guard;
- June 12 - Day of Russia;
- August 2 - Day of the Airborne Troops.
Day of sobriety. What year is the tradition from?
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This is only at first glance a young holiday. In fact, he is over 100 years old. The first meeting of the active public for the popularization of a sober lifestyle took place in 1911. Officially recognized as a holiday Russian Orthodox Church in 1914. The date was not chosen by chance. She was combined on the day of the Truncation (death) of John the Baptist. This is very symbolic, as the baptist of Christ was executed during an orgy on the orders of the drunken King Herod. Associating these dates Holy Synod emphasizes the harm caused by alcohol.
Destroyed by the Soviet authorities as a tsarist relic, the sobriety initiative was revived in the new era only in 2005.
Terms of sale. What time do they sell alcohol
As part of the fight against alcohol consumption in the Russian Federation, a bill was passed to prevent the sale of drinks containing alcohol during the night. The authors who proposed the bill are convinced that the ban on selling alcohol at night not only affected the decrease in the growth rate of crime, but also reduced the amount of alcohol consumed per individual.
Although the introduction of the law brought many positive aspects, it also added a lot of trouble to the townsfolk because in different regions of Russia the time frame for selling alcoholic beverages differs significantly. At the same time, it must be said that it is impossible to sell alcoholic beverages at night in cafes and bars, and even more so in duty-free shops. They are usually located on the territory of airports and railway stations.
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Where, when, and from what hours can you sell alcoholic drinks
In various countries there have been repeated attempts to completely ban alcohol, the so-called dry law. This contributed to the emergence of illegal distribution of home-made alcohol, which led to an increase in violations of the laws and an increase in mortality among the population that consumes alcoholic beverages.
In the adopted law, which restricts the sale of alcohol in various regions of the Russian Federation, it is possible to set the time for the prohibition of the sale independently, but within the framework of the accepted time. Many are wondering from what time and until what hours the shops sell liquor legally.
In the Federal Law, Article 16, Clause 5 “On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol ...”, it is written that alcohol cannot be sold from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. local time throughout the country. Also, the adopted law allows the administrative leadership to completely prohibit the sale of alcohol, as well as change the time frame, reducing the time for the sale of products. Cities and regions serve as a striking example:
- Selling alcohol in Moscow from 23:00 to 08:00 is illegal.
- In the Moscow region, the sale of alcohol is prohibited from 21:00 to 11:00.
- In St. Petersburg, the prohibition of the sale of alcohol is valid from 22:00 to 11:00.
- In the Astrakhan and Pskov regions, you can buy an alcoholic drink from 10 am to 9 pm.
- In Yakutia, the purchase of alcohol is prohibited from 20:00 to 14:00.
- The terms of sale in the Chechen Republic are distinguished by a strict ban that allows the purchase of alcohol for two hours a day from 8 am to 10 am.
- In the Kirov region, the ban on the purchase of alcohol from 23:00 to 10 am is tightened on weekends (the ban is valid after 17:00).
- When you are in the Ulyanovsk region, it is impossible to purchase alcohol after 20:00 to 08:00 and on weekends.
- In Saratov, the ban on the sale of alcohol is in effect from 22 pm to 10 am.
- Within the region of the city of Tula, the sale of alcohol is possible from 14 to 22 hours.
How old do you have to be to buy alcohol?
Perhaps one of the most common misconceptions about the sale of alcohol is the assertion that it is forbidden to sell alcohol to citizens under the age of 21. Many shops and various drinking establishments refuse to purchase alcohol if the age is less than 21 years. The myth about the presence of this age limit appeared in Russia from American films. In the United States of America, there is indeed an age limit that does not allow Americans under the age of 21 to purchase alcohol throughout the United States.
How old do you have to be to buy alcohol? If the age of the buyer has reached 18 years, and there was a desire to buy an alcoholic drink, but the cashier refused at the store, referring to doubts about the age of the buyer, and asked to present a passport, you need to know that the cashier has the right to get acquainted with the identity document, and the buyer has the right refuse, but then they will probably refuse to purchase.
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The sale of alcohol in the Russian Federation is possible subject to the Federal Law “On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products”. He answers the question of how old you can buy alcohol. It says about the prohibition of trade in alcohol, persons under the age of majority. In the Russian Federation, an adult citizen is, in accordance with Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code, a person who has reached the age of 18 years. In this regard, the refusal to sell alcohol, due to not reaching the age of 21, on the part of the seller is unreasonable and illegal.
The list of documents confirming identity and age, the presence of which will allow you to buy alcohol, consists of:
- Passports of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
- foreign passport.
- Military ID.
- Sailor's passport.
- Temporary identity card (if you don't have a passport)
It is worth noting that driver license, are not included in the list of documents capable of confirming identity, so the seller has the right to refuse the sale upon presentation of a driver's license.
What led to these restrictions?
The statistics of recent years show that an unfavorable situation has arisen associated with the use of alcohol. The volume of alcohol consumed per inhabitant of the country, in comparison with the beginning of the 20th century, has increased several times. At the same time, the main problem that needs to be addressed is that excessive alcohol consumption occurs at an increasingly young age of citizens, representing the problem of adolescent alcoholism. This is the main motivating condition for the deputies to promote initiatives and laws that introduce various restrictions and prohibitions on the sale of alcohol at a certain time.
Opinions are divided on this. Some believe that the measures taken, imposing a ban on the sale of alcohol at night, will force the inhabitants of the country to take less alcohol. The opinion of opponents is that the ban will not affect the statistics, since those who want to drink alcohol will not be stopped by the ban, but will be forced to buy alcohol in large volumes. This can lead to an aggravation of the current situation by the fact that alcohol-addicted citizens will not be able to control themselves and will take all the purchased alcohol at once. Which can lead to alcohol poisoning, with severe intoxication.
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From what time and until what time do they sell alcohol in Russia?
In our country, the existing law on the sale of alcohol in retail outlets operating in the territories of regions, districts, rural settlements is periodically adjusted. Corresponding amendments were made to the document recently, namely in 2014, 2015, 2016.
General rules and pivot table
At the end of November 1995, Federal Law No. 171 “On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products and on Limiting the Consumption (Drinking) of Alcoholic Products” came into force. For more than 20 years, the necessary amendments have been made to the legislative document, the last of which was approved in 2011, in July.
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To date, in accordance with Article 16 of Chapter II of Federal Law 171, the country has established norms for the sale of strong alcoholic beverages that regulate how much, at what time, to whom and where it is allowed to sell alcoholic beverages and what is prohibited, in particular: retail alcohol in trading enterprises.
Today, all stores that sell alcoholic products do not release them at night and in the evening. Changes made to the law in July 2016 set a lower limit, that is, up to how much alcohol sales outlets sell.
The time of sale does not depend on the day, i.e. it doesn't matter when you want to buy alcohol, weekdays or weekends. However, there are also limitations, which we will discuss below.
For convenience, we have entered all the data on how much and until what time they do not sell alcohol in a summary table, depending on the city in which you want to buy alcohol:
On Friday, the same trading rules that determine the scope for the sale of alcohol apply as other weekdays and weekends.
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In Moscow in 2017 you can not buy alcohol from eleven o'clock in the evening until eight in the morning. In the Moscow region, a different regime for the sale of drinks with a high degree has been established: from twenty-one hours to eleven in the morning.
In St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) alcohol is sold from eleven in the morning until ten in the evening, and in the Leningrad region they are not sold from ten in the evening to nine in the morning.
For Crimea, since 2015, there are also rules prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages at night:
Also in the Crimea, there are some rules:
- The sale of alcohol is allowed in closed cafes and restaurants equipped with at least six tables (for 24 seats). However, it is forbidden to sell alcohol to take away.
- Legal entities are allowed to sell any alcohol, individual entrepreneurs - beer, cider and mead.
- In retail outlets located in residential buildings and kiosks, sales are prohibited from 22.00 to 11.00.
- It is also interesting that a stricter restriction was changed in Simferopol, when it was impossible to buy alcohol after 17.00.
In addition, age limits have been set for the retail sale of spirits and cigarettes. They are strictly forbidden to be sold to teenagers under eighteen years of age.
Days of the prohibition of the sale of alcohol (sobriety day)
As can be seen from the table, the regions at the local level have the right, within the framework of the law, to establish their own restrictions on the sale of vodka, wine, beer and other alcoholic products. Consequently, in the territories of the regions they do not sell alcohol on Sundays, holidays associated with school events and calendar holidays.
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The sale of alcohol is prohibited or significantly restricted:
- on sites intended for mass recreation;
- beaches;
- close to religious and cultural objects (museums, temples);
- stations for refueling vehicles;
- in markets, railway stations, in the subway, at airports.
Sale of alcohol without restrictions
AT normative document there are no time limits for the sale of low-alcohol drinks, including beer, red and white wine. Unlike drinks that have a high strength, they can be bought at any time of the day or night.
Strong alcohol is allowed for sale in cafes and restaurants that have a license to sell them. However, their drinking is possible directly within the walls of a public catering establishment; it is prohibited to take alcohol out of it.
Penalties
Under the current regulations, it is not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages at night in any trading establishments, but unfortunately, not all sellers comply with government regulations. In this case, a system of fines has been prepared for organizations and heads of trade enterprises that do not comply with the law.
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Legalized by the rules of punishment, they are applied as follows:
- the director bears personal responsibility, determined in the amount of cuts;
- the point of sale is fined for the amount of otdorubley.
Buying alcohol online
It is very difficult to control the sale of spirits on the Internet, to whom and at what time they were sold. But if the fact is established and proven, then the site is blocked, and the owner of the IP address faces a fine of up to one million rubles.
Officials who have committed a violation of the current legislation are individually liable according to the law. For them, the fine is determined dorubley.
The motives behind the restrictions on the sale of alcohol
Amendments to the current legislation were made on the basis of statistical data, which recorded an unfavorable situation associated with the drinking of alcoholic beverages. Statistics show a significant increase in the volume of alcohol sales per capita for recent times especially among minors.
The second reason that prompted to supplement the law with new amendments regarding the time of sale of alcoholic products is the growth of offenses committed under the influence of alcoholic beverages by juvenile delinquents.
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These measures are forced and taken in order to prevent the development of alcoholism.
Experience of foreign countries
Basically, strong alcohol is not sold to young people under 18 years of age. For example, in Australia, Brazil, countries Western Europe. In the United States of America, alcoholic beverages are not sold to young people under the age of 21, in Iceland and Japan - up to 20 years. In South Korea, it is legal to buy alcohol from the age of 19.
Legislative law
The main legislative documents regulating the rules for the sale of alcohol in the capital are:
- Decree of the Government of Moscow dated December 28, 2005 No. 1069-PP. Annex No. 2 specifies additional restrictions and requirements for the sale of alcohol;
- Law No. 40/dated April 27, 2012 "On the retail sale of alcoholic products in the Moscow Region".
After what time do they not sell alcohol?
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited from being sold from 22.00 to 10.00. This ban is set for night and morning hours. Probably, so that there is no overdose at night and so that you do not get a hangover in the morning. But you can buy in a restaurant and cafe, it is allowed.
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In our region, it is forbidden to sell alcoholic products from 23.00 in the evening until 8.00 in the morning.
But in Vladivostok it is forbidden to sell alcohol from 22.00 pm to 9.00 am.
In each region, the time for the prohibition of the sale of alcohol is set differently.
Although there are many violations of this ban on the part of sellers, many night-light shops are open and the police constantly come with checks at night, but sellers manage to sell alcohol in quiet places.
Therefore, for some this law is written, but for some it is not.
I think that we need to take tougher measures against violators.
Selling alcohol is prohibited from 22:00 to 08:00.
But in fact, if you really want to drink heavily, then you can easily find a place where alcoholic drinks are sold around the clock.
For example, in our village there are several such stalls where at night, through the window, you can buy and drink one hundred grams.
Local authorities turn a blind eye to these laws, as the owners of these stores unfasten a certain amount of money to them, although sometimes, for decency, they make several night raids, but that's it.
In our city they don’t sell beer and alcoholic drinks from 22.00 to 10.00, and everywhere even in round-the-clock supermarkets, but you can buy it at the bar at any time. The ban does not apply to restaurants.
By law, alcohol is not sold from 22.00 to 10.00. But tell me where it works. How many times have I seen how alcohol is sold to alcoholics in tents without any problems. And about the provincial cities - I generally keep quiet.
In theory, alcohol cannot be sold from 22.00 to 10.00. But in practice, it turns out that the population who wants to drink and cunning sellers still find ways to get what they want when it is forbidden.
In Ukraine, they sell both day and night there is one eatery that works around the clock and I drive at night for beer or for vodka when it’s drunk ahoto.
legally stop selling alcohol. But there will always be those who, for the sake of profit, are ready to break the laws and sell alcohol at this time.
