{
 "answer": "In the City of New Westminster, British Columbia, where prohibited: Service lines, counters, transit, elevators, restrooms, retail, taxicabs, personal services, public assembly, offices, multi-residential common areas, restaurants, patios, bowling alleys, 7.5m from building openings, 15m from parks.; buffer distance: within 7.5 metres; vaping included: True; fines: not more than $2,000. Source: Smoking Control Bylaw No. 6263, 1995, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000088",
 "municipality": "New Westminster",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://newwestcity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking Control Bylaw No. 6263, 1995",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-08-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/6263_Smoking_Control.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates smoking in workplaces and public places within the City; consolidated with multiple amendments through 2018.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "e2156bac69ed4f69e216809431c210dde93f4fedf644a516720d63746c9a9cfb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e2156bac69ed4f69e216809431c210dde93f4fedf644a516720d63746c9a9cfb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Service lines, counters, transit, elevators, restrooms, retail, taxicabs, personal services, public assembly, offices, multi-residential common areas, restaurants, patios, bowling alleys, 7.5m from building openings, 15m from parks.",
    "buffer_distance": "within 7.5 metres",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not more than $2,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3(p)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2(g)",
    "fine_range": "s. 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/new-westminster/smoking-vaping/text-e2156bac69ed/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/new-westminster/smoking-vaping/"
}