{
 "answer": "In the Town of View Royal, British Columbia, where prohibited: Park Area or Beach; vaping included: True; fines: not exceeding the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Source: Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000152",
 "municipality": "View Royal",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.viewroyal.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-04-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/986%20Parks%20and%20Public%20Places%20consolidated%20to%20October%202025.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking (defined to include vaping) in any Park Area or Beach, along with lighting fires or discarding lit materials there.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "a2f7db01c307ed632ef72e299ea351a4cce24415f85bb88a135407b9a2a3eef8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a2f7db01c307ed632ef72e299ea351a4cce24415f85bb88a135407b9a2a3eef8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Park Area or Beach",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not exceeding the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 9.3",
    "vaping_included": "s. 1.1(t)",
    "fine_range": "s. 20.1(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/view-royal/smoking-vaping/text-a2f7db01c307/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/view-royal/smoking-vaping/"
}