{
 "answer": "In the City of Cold Lake, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by 554-PL-15, Regulate Smoking in Public Places (Unofficial Consolidation as of April 23, 2024), verified 2026-09-27. Buffer distance: five metres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000230",
 "municipality": "Cold Lake",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.coldlake.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "554-PL-15, Regulate Smoking in Public Places (Unofficial Consolidation as of April 23, 2024)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-04-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.coldlake.com/media/bdipy4rw/554-pl-15-smoking-bylaw-unofficial-consolidation.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits or restricts smoking in designated public places and facilities in Cold Lake.",
   "capture_sha256": "0d89e143d9625d3a1db785f07d02c914c51a8cc1ae25e71f917e0763b3d679a3",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "other",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0d89e143d9625d3a1db785f07d02c914c51a8cc1ae25e71f917e0763b3d679a3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "public building, patio, public transportation vehicle, workplace, municipal outdoor recreation area and within five metres of it, and within five metres of doorway/window/air intake",
    "buffer_distance": "five metres",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) and not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1.1–3.1.6; s. 3.2",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3.1.6",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2.11",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2.11",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cold-lake/smoking-vaping/554-pl-15-regulate-smoking-in-public-places/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cold-lake/smoking-vaping/"
}