Why do some hotels sell alcohol to minors? Isn't it illegal?

Selling alcohol to minors is prohibited by law and is a serious illegal act.

Legal analysis

Minors are the flowers of the motherland and the hope of the nation in the future. However, minors are easily misled by bad things because of their young age, weak ability to distinguish things and lack of self-protection ability. If it is not regulated and guided, minors will easily get into trouble, causing their own physical, mental and property damage. It is based on this consideration that the state has always regarded the protection of minors as the top priority in all its work. For example, the state has specially promulgated the Law on the Protection of Minors in People's Republic of China (PRC) and other laws and regulations to regulate and sanction all kinds of behaviors that endanger the healthy growth of minors. Among these harmful behaviors, cigarettes and alcoholic beverages are extremely unfavorable to the physical and mental development of minors. Therefore, the state prohibits business operators from setting up cigarette, wine and lottery sales points near schools. The law expressly prohibits the sale of cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets or the payment of lottery bonuses to minors. The above-mentioned business operators shall set up signs in a prominent position in their business premises not to sell cigarettes, alcohol or lottery tickets to minors. If it is difficult to judge whether the buyer is underage, the operator shall require him to show his identity certificate. Therefore, it is illegal for hotels to sell alcohol to minors in practice, and hotels are lucky.

Personal recommendation

If hotels or other entertainment places are found to sell cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets and other items to minors, they can report complaints to relevant departments such as market supervision, and effectively create a healthy learning and growth environment for minors.

legal ground

Article 58 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Minors: No business entertainment places, bars, Internet service places and other places unsuitable for minors' activities shall be set up around schools and kindergartens. Operators of places that are not suitable for minors' activities, such as commercial song and dance entertainment places, bars and Internet service places, shall not allow minors to enter; Electronic game equipment set in entertainment places shall not be provided to minors except for national statutory holidays. Operators should set up signs prohibiting or restricting minors from entering in a prominent position; If it is difficult to determine whether they are minors, they shall be required to show their identity documents.

"People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on the Protection of Minors" Article 59 No point of sale of cigarettes, alcohol and lottery tickets shall be set up around schools and kindergartens. It is forbidden to sell cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets or pay lottery bonuses to minors. Operators of tobacco, alcohol and lottery tickets shall set up signs in a prominent position not to sell tobacco, alcohol and lottery tickets to minors; If it is difficult to determine whether they are minors, they shall be required to show their identity documents.

No one is allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in schools, kindergartens or other public places where minors concentrate their activities.