{
 "answer": "In the Town of Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Bylaw Prohibiting Smoking in Indoor Public Places and Workplaces in the Town of Mulgrave (Bylaw No. 20), verified 2026-09-27. Buffer distance: within a radius of one meter (3.28 feet) of all public entrances and air intake to buildings.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003150",
 "municipality": "Mulgrave",
 "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.townofmulgrave.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw Prohibiting Smoking in Indoor Public Places and Workplaces in the Town of Mulgrave (Bylaw No. 20)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofmulgrave.ca/760-20-non-smoking-by-law/file.html",
   "summary": "Bylaw No. 20 bans smoking in indoor public places and workplaces - places of public assembly, service counters/lines, reception areas, transit, washrooms, drinking establishments, restaurants, arenas, bowling alleys and pool halls - and within 1m of building entrances/air intakes. Fines $50-$300.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "f783c4f01bf3826d99bb53bbb31633a2aca3367ec86914610d16f987adab3b6a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f783c4f01bf3826d99bb53bbb31633a2aca3367ec86914610d16f987adab3b6a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Indoor public places/workplaces: public assembly, within 1 m of public entrances/air intakes, service counters/lines, reception areas, elevators/escalators/stairs, public transit, washrooms, drinking establishments, restaurants, arenas/bowling alleys/pool halls.",
    "buffer_distance": "within a radius of one meter (3.28 feet) of all public entrances and air intake to buildings",
    "fine_range": "not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00); second/subsequent: not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00); sign offence: not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00); second/subsequent sign: not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); payment in lieu: fifty dollars ($50.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "Title; s. 3",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3(b)",
    "fine_range": "Offence and Penalty; s. 12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/mulgrave/smoking-vaping/bylaw-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/mulgrave/smoking-vaping/"
}