{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Parks and Recreation Regulation Bylaw No. 2665 (Consolidated), s.3.1.16, verified 2026-10-15. Fines: not more than $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars). Where prohibited: parks, playgrounds, playing fields, public squares and bus stops.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000036",
 "municipality": "Esquimalt",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "http://www.esquimalt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks and Recreation Regulation Bylaw No. 2665 (Consolidated), s.3.1.16",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-12-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/2025-12-bylaw-2665-parks-and-rec-reg-consolidated-pdf",
   "summary": "Park rules make it an offence to violate the CRD Clean Air Bylaw No. 3962 smoke-free areas (parks, playgrounds, playing fields, public squares, bus stops) and to throw lighted cigarettes. Substantive smoking rules sit in the regional district bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "c6a5118b5af335cfd1a119d384d275f3be5ab72ba49d78fa5f967302db3e56d7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2665",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c6a5118b5af335cfd1a119d384d275f3be5ab72ba49d78fa5f967302db3e56d7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "parks, playgrounds, playing fields, public squares and bus stops",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1.16",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/esquimalt/smoking-vaping/regulations-2665/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/esquimalt/smoking-vaping/"
}