{
 "answer": "In the Island Municipality of Bowen Island, British Columbia, where prohibited: in or on any Public Place, including Municipal buildings, wharfs, parks, trails, beaches, greenways, playgrounds, and streets; vaping included: True; fines: not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500.00) and not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). Source: Bowen Island Use of Public Places Bylaw No. 537, 2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000009",
 "municipality": "Bowen Island",
 "status_type": "Island Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bowen Island Use of Public Places Bylaw No. 537, 2021",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-07-29",
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/248670",
   "summary": "Prohibits a person from smoking any substance or using a vaporizer in or on any Public Place (municipally owned/controlled property, including parks and beaches).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "97c19647606c4ea2cfe18f1846e4aa2da4b0a169d6b09361729c51a344f05684",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/97c19647606c4ea2cfe18f1846e4aa2da4b0a169d6b09361729c51a344f05684.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "in or on any Public Place, including Municipal buildings, wharfs, parks, trails, beaches, greenways, playgrounds, and streets",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500.00) and not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1, s. 2.1",
    "vaping_included": "s. 3.1(g)",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/bowen-island/smoking-vaping/text-97c19647606c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/bowen-island/smoking-vaping/"
}