Sentences with phrase «deterring underage drinking»

After years of pressure from grassroots advocacy groups, the MTA board voted unanimously to ban advertising of alcoholic beverages on New York City buses, subway cars and stations, contending that the social benefits of deterring underage drinking outweighed the loss of revenue.

«We will continue to work to deter underage drinking,» said Terri Egan, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the State DMV and Acting Chair of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee.

«State and local law enforcement are taking proactive measures to deter underage drinking and to prevent the dangerous and potentially life - altering consequences that can come with it,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Wednesday.

As schools grapple with how to deter underage drinking at prom and other events, some elected officials and parents in Montgomery County are urging tougher punishments for students when they are caught, such as limiting their involvement in school activities or barring them from graduation ceremonies.

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That's partly a function of criminalization, although underage drinking is illegal, which doesn't seem to deter the college bound students.