{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Invermere, British Columbia, where prohibited: Parks, playgrounds, public facilities, 20m from doorways/air-intakes, 10m of bus stops, Dog Off-Leash Parks, K-12 school grounds, Trails.; buffer distance: twenty (20) meters; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 1537, 2018, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000054",
 "municipality": "Invermere",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://invermere.net/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 1537, 2018",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-05-22",
   "document_url": "https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/31023",
   "summary": "Regulates and prohibits smoking (including electronic smoking devices/vaping) in certain public areas of the District, addressing second-hand smoke as a health hazard and nuisance.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "b39062aefb431b00748acd90d3167f7be8576bdb8487d753ce97c02d070dae6b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b39062aefb431b00748acd90d3167f7be8576bdb8487d753ce97c02d070dae6b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Parks, playgrounds, public facilities, 20m from doorways/air-intakes, 10m of bus stops, Dog Off-Leash Parks, K-12 school grounds, Trails.",
    "buffer_distance": "twenty (20) meters",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not less than $100.00 and to a maximum, not exceeding the maximum allowed by the Community Charter, as amended"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "F. Regulations 1.(a)-(f)",
    "buffer_distance": "F. Regulations 1.(b)",
    "vaping_included": "Smoking also includes the use of an Electronic Smoking Device",
    "cannabis_included": "including hookahs and cannabis, whether natural or synthetic",
    "fine_range": "G. Offences, Penalties and Enforcement 4."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/invermere/smoking-vaping/text-b39062aefb43/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/invermere/smoking-vaping/"
}