{
 "answer": "In the Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, where prohibited: Place of public assembly, playing fields, within 7.5 metres of playgrounds, public places where children gather, and public gathering places where people sit or stand together.; buffer distance: 7.5 metres; fines: not less than $25.00 and not more than $75.00 for the first offence; and not less than $75.00 and not more than $150.00 for the second offence; and not less than $150.00 and not more than $2,000.00 for the third an any subsequent offence. Source: Village of Belcarra Smoking Control Bylaw No. 285, 1998 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000008",
 "municipality": "Belcarra",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://belcarra.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Belcarra Smoking Control Bylaw No. 285, 1998 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-11-16",
   "document_url": "https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2020/01/Bylaw-285-1998-Smoking-Control-Consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking in any place of public assembly, requires smokers to stay 7.5 m from doorways/windows/air intakes, and prohibits smoking on playing fields and within 7.5 m of playgrounds.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "aaa614c0be1920f3977e7419b30e56460d34576dc06d1c0076d1f7465ae2f3f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aaa614c0be1920f3977e7419b30e56460d34576dc06d1c0076d1f7465ae2f3f8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Place of public assembly, playing fields, within 7.5 metres of playgrounds, public places where children gather, and public gathering places where people sit or stand together.",
    "buffer_distance": "7.5 metres",
    "fine_range": "not less than $25.00 and not more than $75.00 for the first offence; and not less than $75.00 and not more than $150.00 for the second offence; and not less than $150.00 and not more than $2,000.00 for the third an any subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1, 3.3",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3.2",
    "fine_range": "s. 4.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/belcarra/smoking-vaping/text-aaa614c0be19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/belcarra/smoking-vaping/"
}