The city of Cipolletti, in Rio Negro Province, fined the parents of a girl who was found in a severe state of inebriation. The authorities also punished those responsible for organizing the party.
Thus, took place the implementation of a specific article of new Commercial Code of the city, seeking to curb the consumption of alcohol by minors.
The move took place when the inspectors of Food Science and Commerce found an underage girl totally drunk and immediately wrote down a report and fined the parents of the girl.
The same, according to the laws of the city are “jointly liable” of such intoxications children under 18 years of age.
The amount of the fine was not disclosed, but in these cases parents and organizers of the party must pay 2,500 pesos.


