{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, where prohibited: Any property owned or leased by the Town of Essex, excluding municipal roads, roadside sidewalks, and designated smoking areas.; fines: $300.00. Source: By-law Number 1228 (Smoke-Free Public Spaces), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 1228 (Smoke-Free Public Spaces)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/nqndcz4b/smoke-free_public_spaces_-_by-law_1228.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking, engaging in smoking, or carrying any lighted smoking equipment or product on any property owned or leased by the Town of Essex, excluding municipal roads, municipal roadside sidewalks, and areas the Town designates for smoking (including Temporary Designated Smoking Areas at special events, marked with signage and disposal equipment). 'Smoking' is defined to cover any lighted or heated",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "53331021f3058f74f1255eec282c3e04b4deb37a85f4a718c224600b6a90e25a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/53331021f3058f74f1255eec282c3e04b4deb37a85f4a718c224600b6a90e25a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Any property owned or leased by the Town of Essex, excluding municipal roads, roadside sidewalks, and designated smoking areas.",
    "fine_range": "$300.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 2",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\", Column 3, Item 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/smoking-vaping/text-53331021f305/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/smoking-vaping/"
}