The move aims to curb alcohol-fuelled youth disorder
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Trading standards officers in Cumbria are to be given new powers to crack down on under age drinking.
The council has agreed plans to allow officers to hand out �80 on-the-spot fines to retailers caught selling alcohol to anyone under 18.
Currently, only police have the power to issue the fixed penalty notices, and the move has received the backing of the Cumbria force.
The move aims to cut anti-social behaviour fuelled by alcohol.
Acting Dep Ch Con Graham Sunderland said: "Cumbria Constabulary has worked with trading standards officers for the last few years to clamp down on the sale of alcohol to children.
"These new accreditation powers will allow us to be more effective in stopping illegal alcohol sales to the children of our county.
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