{
 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, where prohibited: Parks, bus stops, customer service areas, designated public places, outdoor workplaces, apartment common areas, school grounds, motor vehicles with youth, public facilities, enclosed workplaces, buildings, entrances.; buffer distance: 7 meters; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Town of Ladysmith Smoking Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 1936, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000062",
 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Ladysmith Smoking Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 1936",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-10-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1936-smoking-regulation.pdf?sfvrsn=eb0ce9db_0",
   "summary": "Bans smoking/vaping (tobacco, cannabis or other substances) within 7m of parks, bus stops, customer service areas, school grounds, building entrances, and most enclosed workplaces or public facilities.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "e997867c18219d501a1f44b94a3e1393f0d60c716660b0b75736f458a3654132",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e997867c18219d501a1f44b94a3e1393f0d60c716660b0b75736f458a3654132.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Parks, bus stops, customer service areas, designated public places, outdoor workplaces, apartment common areas, school grounds, motor vehicles with youth, public facilities, enclosed workplaces, buildings, entrances.",
    "buffer_distance": "7 meters",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 5",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 5",
    "vaping_included": "s. 1",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ladysmith/smoking-vaping/text-e997867c1821/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/smoking-vaping/"
}