{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherst, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Smoke-Free Recreational Places By-Law C-12, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Where prohibited: Parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreational facilities, and event grounds on Town property or property maintained by the Town.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003122",
 "municipality": "Amherst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoke-Free Recreational Places By-Law C-12",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-06-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.amherst.ca/government/bylaws/3389-20190626-smoke-free-recreational-places-bylaw-c-12/file.html",
   "summary": "Bans smoking, vaping and cannabis use in Town parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreational facilities (fields, grandstands, bleachers) and the grounds of public events on Town property; fine up to $200. Originally passed 2012, this consolidation adopted June 24, 2019.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "566ce77e8e53aa1a6270a4d91f086206657e74f20ed8b083722371ebe59ec667",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "C-12",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/566ce77e8e53aa1a6270a4d91f086206657e74f20ed8b083722371ebe59ec667.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreational facilities, and event grounds on Town property or property maintained by the Town.",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 4(a)-(c)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 3.b",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 3.b; s. 3.c",
    "fine_range": "s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/amherst/smoking-vaping/bylaw-c-12/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/amherst/smoking-vaping/"
}