Costa Rica
Goes Dry At Stroke of Midnight
At stroke of midnight tonight bars will have
to call it quits to service alcohol as the
"dry" law kicks in for Semana Santa, which
suspends completely the sale of all alcohol
products in the country for 49 hours.
All bars, restaurants, casinos and anywhere
alcohol is served, must shut down their
sales and lock up their liquor cabinets and
beer coolers as the "ley seca" kicks in.
Supermarkets have to close off their beer
and liquor sections or remove the products
from their shelves completely, liquors
generally close entirely for the 48 hours.
The dry law starts at 0 hour on Thursay and
end at midnight Friday.
The local municipalities are responsible to
place "sellos" (seals) on liquor cabinets,
beer coolers and doors of establishments
that dispense alcohol. Janina del Vecchio,
ministra de Seguridad, said that 10.652
police officials of the Fuerza Pública will
ensure that the dry law is respected and
will enforce regulations where
municipalities fail to do so.
The sanction for violating the "ley seca" is
possible jail time and loss of a liquor and
beer license.
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