Drinking age in Chiapas (2026)

Last reviewed: 29 October 2026

In short: No state rule on alcohol sales could be confirmed from a readable official source. The national Ley General de Salud bans supplying alcohol to minors.

RuleWhat applies
Minimum age to buy beer and wineBuying and drinking alcohol18 years [1]
Minimum age to buy spiritsBuying and drinking alcohol18 years [1]
Drinking by younger people with an adultBuying and drinking alcoholMinors may not be sold or served alcohol, and may not enter bars, remote-betting centres, cabarets, nightclubs, palenques, billiard halls and bowling alleys that serve alcohol. Discotheques may admit minors only on weekend afternoons when no alcohol is sold. The text read states no exception for a parent's presence. [1]
Drinking in public placesBuying and drinking alcoholSelling and consuming alcohol on the public road is prohibited in the state, as is sale or consumption at workplaces and in ejido zones (except tourist areas). Shops, restaurants and supermarkets are exempt from the 250 m distance rule from schools, hospitals, churches and similar places. [1]
Where and when alcohol is soldBuying and drinking alcoholHours follow what the municipality proposes. Where no municipal agreement exists: sealed bottles 08:00-20:00 for distribution agencies and 08:00-23:00 for supermarkets and grocery shops; open containers: bars and beer halls Monday-Saturday 12:00-20:00, restaurants 12:00-24:00, night bars, nightclubs and cabarets 20:00-03:00 Monday-Saturday, billiard halls 12:00-24:00 (Sunday 12:00-20:00). Sale to armed people and to drunk people is prohibited. Premises selling for on-site consumption may not be within 250 m of schools, children's centres, churches or sports centres. [1]

Notes

  • From the state Regulation on sanitary control of establishments selling alcohol (P.O.E. 22 Sept 1999, text read includes reforms of 2005 and 2007) as compiled by the Orden Jurídico Nacional. The compiled copy is informative; later reforms may exist. Federal rules (Ley General de Salud art. 220) also apply.
  • Based on the compiled regulation; municipal regulations may add rules.
  • Municipal regulations may add rules on drinking in public places.
  • The default hours apply only in municipalities without a collaboration agreement; check the municipal rule and the compiled text's date.

Sources

  1. Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación): Reglamento de la Ley de Salud del Estado de Chiapas en Materia de Control Sanitario de Establecimientos que Expendan o Suministren Bebidas Alcohólicas (Orden Jurídico Nacional) (consulted 29 October 2026) · all sources

National rules that also apply

These rules are set at national level in Mexico and apply here too, alongside the rules above. All national rules for Mexico

Minimum age to buy beer and wine18 years (source: Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación))
Minimum age to buy spirits18 years (source: Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación))
Drinking by younger people with an adultThe Ley General de Salud says alcohol may not be sold or supplied to people under 18 'in any case and in any way'. It states no exception, for example for a parent's consent. (source: Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación))

More rules in Chiapas

  • Car speed limitsBuilt-up areas: 20 km/h (busy zones, schools) · Outside built-up areas (single carriageway): 70 km/h paved, 50 km/h unpaved
  • Minimum age for a car driving licenceMinimum age for a car licence: 16 (1-year licence for minors)
  • Seat belts and child seatsSeat belt compulsory in front seats: Yes; driver must ensure passengers wear one · Seat belt compulsory in rear seats: Yes; driver must ensure passengers wear one

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