{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, where prohibited: Buildings, entrances, transit stops, parks, playgrounds, outdoor public spaces, event streets, customer service areas, places of assembly, passenger vehicles, vehicles with minors, crosswalks.; buffer distance: 7.5 metres; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Smoking Control Bylaw No. 4037, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000105",
 "municipality": "Port Coquitlam",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking Control Bylaw No. 4037",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-03-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4037%20-%20Smoking%20Control%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking/vaping within 7.5 m of building entrances, air intakes and crosswalks, within 7.5 m of transit stops/shelters, and in City parks, sports venues, playgrounds and outdoor public spaces.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "f216e440e6880e416969b5b322d5656aa257ecedb42556476b51fd5e6f07452a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f216e440e6880e416969b5b322d5656aa257ecedb42556476b51fd5e6f07452a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Buildings, entrances, transit stops, parks, playgrounds, outdoor public spaces, event streets, customer service areas, places of assembly, passenger vehicles, vehicles with minors, crosswalks.",
    "buffer_distance": "7.5 metres",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "fine not exceeding $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 4.1-4.10",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 4.1",
    "vaping_included": "vaping device, e-cigarette or other lighted or activated electronic smoking device",
    "cannabis_included": "tobacco, cannabis, or any other plant, substance or material",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/smoking-vaping/text-f216e440e688/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/smoking-vaping/"
}