{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Kings, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Municipality of the County of Kings By-law #94 (Non-Smoking at/on Village of New Minas Recreation Facilities), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than $50 and not exceeding $200 for a first offence and a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $300 for a second or subsequent offence. Where prohibited: Village-owned or Village-operated outdoor recreational facilities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003144",
 "municipality": "Kings",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.countyofkings.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the County of Kings By-law #94 (Non-Smoking at/on Village of New Minas Recreation Facilities)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-09-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.countyofkings.ca/upload/All_Uploads/COUNCIL/Bylaws/By-law%2094%20Non%20Smoking%20at%20or%20on%20Village%20of%20New%20Minas%20Recreation%20Facilities.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking tobacco on any Village of New Minas-owned or -operated outdoor recreational facility (trails, fields, playgrounds, parks, rinks) within the County. Geographically limited to the Village of New Minas; no vaping-specific language.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "8d3afa159f123cf3ad6acb321f1a01750fca9b1cb5fcc5af0788073ffdd3754b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "94",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8d3afa159f123cf3ad6acb321f1a01750fca9b1cb5fcc5af0788073ffdd3754b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Village-owned or Village-operated outdoor recreational facilities",
    "vaping_included": false,
    "cannabis_included": false,
    "fine_range": "not less than $50 and not exceeding $200 for a first offence and a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $300 for a second or subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3",
    "vaping_included": "smoking tobacco, including smoking a cigarette, cigar or pipe",
    "cannabis_included": "smoking tobacco, including smoking a cigarette, cigar or pipe",
    "fine_range": "Offences and Penalties"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/kings/smoking-vaping/bylaw-94/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/kings/smoking-vaping/"
}