{
 "answer": "In the City of Stratford, Ontario, where prohibited: Indoor public places, workplaces, outdoor areas within 9m of municipal building entrances, city parks, Market Square, playgrounds, sports fields, hospital grounds; buffer distance: 9 metres (30 feet) of entrances/exits of Municipal Buildings; 9 metres of restaurant and bar patios; 9 metres of Stratford City Hall entrance; 20 metres of playgrounds, schools, sports fields, community recreational facilities; vaping included: True; cannabis included: True. Source: Smoking in Public Places By-law 174-2003, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001774",
 "municipality": "Stratford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking in Public Places By-law 174-2003",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-09-22",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/stratford-ca/media/mygg0npj/smoking-in-public-places-by-law-174-2003-aoda.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking and vaping in designated public places and workplaces within the City, including a specific prohibition on Stratford General Hospital properties.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "3ad12164ca46449d8062f6805b12d79728c798eef8c5436cdfb824d917d55c15",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3ad12164ca46449d8062f6805b12d79728c798eef8c5436cdfb824d917d55c15.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Indoor public places, workplaces, outdoor areas within 9m of municipal building entrances, city parks, Market Square, playgrounds, sports fields, hospital grounds",
    "buffer_distance": "9 metres (30 feet) of entrances/exits of Municipal Buildings; 9 metres of restaurant and bar patios; 9 metres of Stratford City Hall entrance; 20 metres of playgrounds, schools, sports fields, community recreational facilities",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "Maximum Fine $5,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 2.1, s. 2.2, s. 14.1, s. 14.2, s. 14.3",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 14.1(a) \"nine (9) metres (30 feet) of any part\"; s. 14.2(a) \"20 metres of these grounds\"; s. 14.4(c) \"Within 9 metres of any entrance\"",
    "vaping_included": "\"No person shall smoke or vape\" s. 2.1; \"vapourizing or vaping or vape\" defined s. 1.0",
    "cannabis_included": "\"cannabis\" defined s. 1.0; \"smoke or smoking means the smoking or holding of lighted tobacco, cannabis or electronic cigarettes\"",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\" — sign text \"Maximum Fine $5,000\"; s. 3.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/stratford/smoking-vaping/text-3ad12164ca46/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/stratford/smoking-vaping/"
}