Underage Booze Cops Make a Dent
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 5:16 AM
Victoria, B.C. – The provincial government says the instances of illicit alcohol sales to youth in British Columbia are going down following a successful year for the Minors as Agents program.
In the first year of the program, 344 private liquor stores and 98 government liquor stores were tested, with an overall compliance rate of 87 per cent.
Restricting minors’ access to liquor is a public-safety priority because of the serious negative consequences associated with liquor consumption by minors. The government says heavy drinking among youth aged 15 to 24 years is approximately three times higher than adults 25 years and older.
Liquor stores found, as a result of the Minors as Agents program, to have sold alcohol to a minor have been levied a $7,500 penalty.
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