{
 "answer": "In the Regional municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by By-law N-300 Respecting Nuisances and Smoking, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Where prohibited: municipal property.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003141",
 "municipality": "Halifax",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.halifax.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law N-300 Respecting Nuisances and Smoking",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/legislation-by-laws/By-lawN-300.pdf",
   "summary": "Restricts smoking, vaping, and cannabis consumption on Halifax public/municipal property; significant amendments effective October 15, 2018 explicitly address cannabis following legalization.",
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "cannabis",
   "capture_sha256": "30f14e1d3222771f08950600ba1e1eebc330aa9d734101bfc11614cbbca23cf7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:41:04+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "N-300",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/30f14e1d3222771f08950600ba1e1eebc330aa9d734101bfc11614cbbca23cf7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "municipal property",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3A(1)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2(ka)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2(ka)",
    "fine_range": "s. 3B"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/halifax/smoking-vaping/bylaw-n-300/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/halifax/smoking-vaping/"
}