Latest revision as of 14:11, 1 May 2012

Excerpts from the laws on tobacco and alcohol consumption.

Tobacco

Consumption of tobacco is forbidden for anyone below the age of 18 years.
It is forbidden to smoke tobacco on the premises of catering facilities (including bars, pubs, et cetera), except in special smoking rooms.
It is also forbidden to smoke tobacco in educational facilities (this covers the IT college) and cultural institutions, except in special smoking rooms.
It is forbidden to smoke in public and semipublic toilets.
It is forbidden to smoke in bus pavilions, travel terminals and public transport.
While it is generally legal to smoke outdoors, please do not smoke directly in front of an entrance/exit to a catering facility, shop, et cetera.

Consumption of alcohol is forbidden for anyone below the age of 18 years.
Outdoors alcohol consumption is generally banned on public grounds.
Alcohol is sold in general stores and specialized liquor stores from 10AM to 10PM.
Alcohol may be sold in bars, pubs, et cetera for on-premises consumption 24/7.
Driving while intoxicated (blood alcohol level equal to or greater than 0.2‰, or 0.1mg or more of alcohol per a litre of exhaled air) is forbidden.

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 * Consumption of tobacco is forbidden for anyone below the age of 18 years.
 * It is forbidden to smoke tobacco on the premises of catering facilities (including bars, pubs, et cetera), except in special smoking rooms.
+* It is also forbidden to smoke tobacco in educational facilities (this covers the IT college) and cultural institutions, except in special smoking rooms.
 * It is forbidden to smoke in public and semipublic toilets.
 * It is forbidden to smoke in bus pavilions, travel terminals and public transport.