{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Town of Bridgewater Bylaw Chapter 191 – Protection from Second-Hand Smoke, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Where prohibited: parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreational facilities, grounds of town buildings, public events, cemeteries, trails/paths, parade routes, and school areas.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003130",
 "municipality": "Bridgewater",
 "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.bridgewater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bridgewater Bylaw Chapter 191 – Protection from Second-Hand Smoke",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-09-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.bridgewater.ca/town-council/town-by-laws-and-policies/by-laws/958-chapter-191-protection-from-second-hand-smoke/file",
   "summary": "Bans smoking — defined to expressly include electronic cigarettes/vaporizers and cannabis — in town parks, playgrounds, trails and other town-controlled outdoor public places; in effect since Sept 1, 2008.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b724eb8c00b698b7f23d613f3676ec85b75a0b5ef3273bd97cf01a5324f95848",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "191",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b724eb8c00b698b7f23d613f3676ec85b75a0b5ef3273bd97cf01a5324f95848.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "parks, playgrounds, outdoor recreational facilities, grounds of town buildings, public events, cemeteries, trails/paths, parade routes, and school areas",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 4(a)-(i)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 3(c)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 3(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/bridgewater/smoking-vaping/chapter-191/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/bridgewater/smoking-vaping/"
}