{
 "answer": "In the Town of Diamond Valley, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by Town of Diamond Valley Public Places Bylaw 2024-49, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Minimum $250; specified $500; maximum $10,000. Buffer distance: 10 meters.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000257",
 "municipality": "Diamond Valley",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.diamondvalley.town",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Diamond Valley Public Places Bylaw 2024-49",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.diamondvalley.town/DocumentCenter/View/6499/2024-49-Public-Places-Bylaw",
   "summary": "Bans smoking/vaping (tobacco, cannabis and e-cigarettes) inside buildings/patios/public vehicles, on school/childcare/cemetery/bus-shelter property, within 10m of a bus stop or building doorway/window/air intake, and on pathways/parks/playgrounds; designated Smoking Areas are permitted.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "0c3d8adf5478f068b21f2403eb81e71256df9f8cf94d9ff71c59e875b30797ad",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-49",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0c3d8adf5478f068b21f2403eb81e71256df9f8cf94d9ff71c59e875b30797ad.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Building, Patio, Public Vehicle, school property, child care facility property, cemetery, bus shelter, pathway, park, Playground, sports field, recreational area, Water Spray Park, No Smoking Area.",
    "buffer_distance": "10 meters",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "Minimum $250; specified $500; maximum $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 12.1",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 12.1(e)",
    "vaping_included": "Smoke or vape in prohibited area",
    "cannabis_included": "tobacco, Cannabis, any other weed",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\" (12.1); s. 15.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/diamond-valley/smoking-vaping/bylaw-2024-49/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/diamond-valley/smoking-vaping/"
}