{
 "answer": "In the City of Vernon, British Columbia, where prohibited: Public Places (excluding Highways/Designated Smoking Areas), Parks, within 7.5m of Transit Stops, and Highway lake access sites.; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True; fines: not less than $500.00 and not more than $10,000.00. Source: Parks and Public Places Bylaw #5057 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000150",
 "municipality": "Vernon",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://vernon.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks and Public Places Bylaw #5057 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-03-12",
   "document_url": "https://vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/parks_and_public_places_bylaw_5057.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking (defined to include vaping/e-cigarettes) in any Park, at/within 7.5m of transit stops, at designated lake access sites, and in Public Places generally, except in a Designated Smoking Area.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "b8ec346e59f117100f4ac44663604b74c1a5517c54666f6d1407484d68dc094b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b8ec346e59f117100f4ac44663604b74c1a5517c54666f6d1407484d68dc094b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Public Places (excluding Highways/Designated Smoking Areas), Parks, within 7.5m of Transit Stops, and Highway lake access sites.",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not less than $500.00 and not more than $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 17(a)-(d)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2(u)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2(u)",
    "fine_range": "s. 30"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/vernon/smoking-vaping/text-b8ec346e59f1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/vernon/smoking-vaping/"
}