{
 "answer": "In the Town of Amherstburg, Ontario, where prohibited: Town-owned/leased outdoor public places (parks, playgrounds, recreational fields, trails), within 9m of municipal building entrances/exits, and special event areas without a designated smoking area; buffer distance: 9 metres of a Public Entrance or Public Exit of a Municipal Building; vaping included: True; fines: $300.00 per offence. Source: By-law No. 2016-113 - Smoke-free Outdoor Spaces By-law, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001401",
 "municipality": "Amherstburg",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherstburg.ca/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2016-113 - Smoke-free Outdoor Spaces By-law",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-12-12",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/amherstburg-006-ca/media/sqpfampx/2016-113-smoking-on-town-property-rm.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking and vaping (including e-cigarettes) on Town-owned/leased property and in Outdoor Public Places such as parks, playgrounds, and event areas, including adjoining parking lots.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "bfe4d8954a18a9f960fc09515f1f364a6d8628a5ba14648a684305d2879b211c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bfe4d8954a18a9f960fc09515f1f364a6d8628a5ba14648a684305d2879b211c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Town-owned/leased outdoor public places (parks, playgrounds, recreational fields, trails), within 9m of municipal building entrances/exits, and special event areas without a designated smoking area",
    "buffer_distance": "9 metres of a Public Entrance or Public Exit of a Municipal Building",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "fine_range": "$300.00 per offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3.1.2",
    "vaping_included": "\"functioning e-cigarette, or other lighted or functioning non-tobacco\"",
    "fine_range": "Set Fine Schedule, Column 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amherstburg/smoking-vaping/text-bfe4d8954a18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/amherstburg/smoking-vaping/"
}