{
 "answer": "In the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, where prohibited: Enclosed public places, enclosed workplaces, patios, playgrounds, public places, sporting areas, spectator areas, schools, and within 9 metres of any perimeter point of those areas; buffer distance: 9 metres of any point on the perimeter of a Public Place, Playground, Sporting Area or Spectator Area; fines: individuals: up to $10,000 (first offence), up to $25,000 (subsequent); corporations: up to $50,000 (first offence), up to $100,000 (subsequent). Source: By-law No. 2022-35 - Water Pipe Smoking, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001725",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Niagara",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.niagararegion.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2022-35 - Water Pipe Smoking",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-05-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.niagararegion.ca/government/bylaws/pdf/by-law-2022-35.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits water pipe (hookah/shisha) smoking across Niagara Region in enclosed public places, enclosed workplaces, patios, playgrounds, public places, sporting areas, adjacent spectator areas and schools, and within 9 metres of the perimeter of a public place, playground or sporting/spectator area. Applies whether or not a no-smoking notice is posted; proprietors, employers and property owners may not permit it. In force",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5c54e0bcd4a3653766c4e51808ea64f0c3303ba6b8c60a778f3eb755f2dbbd27",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5c54e0bcd4a3653766c4e51808ea64f0c3303ba6b8c60a778f3eb755f2dbbd27.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Enclosed public places, enclosed workplaces, patios, playgrounds, public places, sporting areas, spectator areas, schools, and within 9 metres of any perimeter point of those areas",
    "buffer_distance": "9 metres of any point on the perimeter of a Public Place, Playground, Sporting Area or Spectator Area",
    "fine_range": "individuals: up to $10,000 (first offence), up to $25,000 (subsequent); corporations: up to $50,000 (first offence), up to $100,000 (subsequent)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 2(a)–(i)",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 2(i): \"within 9 metres of any point on the perimeter of a Public Place\"",
    "fine_range": "ss. 16–19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-niagara/smoking-vaping/text-5c54e0bcd4a3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-niagara/smoking-vaping/"
}