{
 "answer": "In the City of Langford, British Columbia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Municipal Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 177, 1996 (consolidated to 2026-03-16), verified 2026-10-15. Fines: not more than $10,000. Where prohibited: on or in a park, beach, open space or trail.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000065",
 "municipality": "Langford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "https://langford.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 177, 1996 (consolidated to 2026-03-16)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-12-03",
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Bylaw-177-Municipal-Park-Regulation-CONSOLIDATED-to-20260316.pdf",
   "summary": "Parks bylaw s.4.28 bans smoking or vaping cannabis in any park, beach, open space or trail; exemptions for tobacco smoked inside a private vehicle and ceremonial Indigenous tobacco use. Defines smoke to include vaporizing devices. No general tobacco ban found in parks.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "0f97694a067f888f1c6d38180d65c43b8956ebf28869531ce062e116f88e2970",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "177",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0f97694a067f888f1c6d38180d65c43b8956ebf28869531ce062e116f88e2970.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "on or in a park, beach, open space or trail",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 4.28",
    "vaping_included": "s. 4.28",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 4.28",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/smoking-vaping/regulations-177/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Langford Bylaws Directory",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/city-hall/bylaws-directory/",
   "summary": "Index of City of Langford bylaws; no stand-alone smoking bylaw listed.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "500fc5ea29749d30c0bbcdccb3b54f5d2b2ed923aac59d6fa79d52d02ee5b153",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/500fc5ea29749d30c0bbcdccb3b54f5d2b2ed923aac59d6fa79d52d02ee5b153.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/smoking-vaping/langford-bylaws-directory/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/langford/smoking-vaping/"
}