{
 "answer": "In the Town of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, where prohibited: Public Buildings, playgrounds, playing fields, special events, transit shelters, bus stops, School Yard, public squares, waterfront sidewalks, and publicly-owned land.; buffer distance: 7.5 metres; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 730, 2019, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000115",
 "municipality": "Qualicum Beach",
 "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.qualicumbeach.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 730, 2019",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-05-13",
   "document_url": "https://qualicumbeach.com/preview?file_path=Bylaws/Smoking%20Regulation%20Bylaw%20No%2E%20730%2C%202019%2Epdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking/vaping of tobacco, cannabis or any plant substance in public buildings and within 7.5m of doorways, patios, playgrounds, playing fields, transit shelters, school yards, public squares, and waterfront sidewalks/grass.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "5370f578c8a781391e00d1bcca7d186b9742c3e08ca0c3ac8bdefa3042fe0f57",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5370f578c8a781391e00d1bcca7d186b9742c3e08ca0c3ac8bdefa3042fe0f57.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Public Buildings, playgrounds, playing fields, special events, transit shelters, bus stops, School Yard, public squares, waterfront sidewalks, and publicly-owned land.",
    "buffer_distance": "7.5 metres",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "up to $1,000; up to $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 2(1); s. 3",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 2(1)(b)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2(1)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2(1); s. 3",
    "fine_range": "s. 6(1)(a); s. 6(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/smoking-vaping/text-5370f578c8a7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/smoking-vaping/"
}