{
 "answer": "In the Town of Westlock, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by Town of Westlock Smoking Bylaw 2006-02, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: $250.00 to $500.00; second/subsequent within one year double; Violation Tags $250.00; surcharge $20.00 or 20% whichever greater. Where prohibited: public building, workplace, bar, outdoor patio, private club or organization, and Designated Public Places. Buffer distance: 3 meters from a public entrance (except on a public sidewalk adjacent to a roadway).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000473",
 "municipality": "Westlock",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.westlock.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Westlock Smoking Bylaw 2006-02",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westlock-016-ca/media/j23lg5ze/2006-02-smoking-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Smoking Bylaw prohibits smoking tobacco in all Designated Public Places and workplaces within the Town, commencing January 1, 2008, with $250 specified penalties (doubling for repeat offences within a year).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "64ac1e07eab98555faf2f01e23b0fd215b1d21f2a1283a033b4d78ce8059f935",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2006-02",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/64ac1e07eab98555faf2f01e23b0fd215b1d21f2a1283a033b4d78ce8059f935.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "public building, workplace, bar, outdoor patio, private club or organization, and Designated Public Places",
    "buffer_distance": "3 meters from a public entrance (except on a public sidewalk adjacent to a roadway)",
    "fine_range": "$250.00 to $500.00; second/subsequent within one year double; Violation Tags $250.00; surcharge $20.00 or 20% whichever greater"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1(a)-(e), s. 3.3",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3.2(a)-(e)",
    "fine_range": "Schedule of Penalties"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/westlock/smoking-vaping/bylaw-2006-02/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/westlock/smoking-vaping/"
}