{
 "answer": "In the City of Richmond, British Columbia, where prohibited: Buildings, vehicles for hire, vehicles with minors, transit shelters, near building openings, customer service areas, public parks, school grounds, near sport facilities/playgrounds.; buffer distance: nine (9) metres; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Public Health Protection Bylaw No. 6989 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000119",
 "municipality": "Richmond",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://richmond.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Public Health Protection Bylaw No. 6989 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_6989_-_03222158013.pdf",
   "summary": "Subdivision Six bans smoking/vaping (tobacco, cannabis, e-cigarettes) in buildings, most vehicles-for-hire, customer service areas, and within 9m of transit shelters, building entrances, windows and air intakes.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "75fa0a01572be9eba8b9ef9c326fca603dda013e9484ae5f9cca354bbfea3652",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/75fa0a01572be9eba8b9ef9c326fca603dda013e9484ae5f9cca354bbfea3652.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Buildings, vehicles for hire, vehicles with minors, transit shelters, near building openings, customer service areas, public parks, school grounds, near sport facilities/playgrounds.",
    "buffer_distance": "nine (9) metres",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "fine not to exceed $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 6.1.1, s. 6.3.1",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 6.1.1(f)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 8.1",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 8.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/richmond/smoking-vaping/text-75fa0a01572b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/richmond/smoking-vaping/"
}