{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitby, Ontario, where prohibited: parks, park buildings, libraries, municipal buildings, marina buildings, marina premises, and municipal events areas during events; buffer distance: twenty (20) metres of a public entrance or public exit of a municipal building; vaping included: True; fines: Tier 1: $350.00, Tier 2: $500.00, Tier 3: $750.00 (obstruction: $500/$750/$1000); minimum fine $300.00 on conviction. Source: Smoking Restrictions By-law 7464-18, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001824",
 "municipality": "Whitby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.whitby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking Restrictions By-law 7464-18",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-12-11",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/whitby-ca/media/pf1ldufh/by-law-7464-18-smoking-restrictions-by-law_consolidation.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking and vaping (the definition of 'smoke' covers electronic cigarettes) in parks and trails, park buildings such as recreation centres and arenas and their grounds, libraries and their grounds, municipal buildings, within 20 metres of any public entrance or exit of a municipal building, in marina buildings and on marina property except in designated smoking areas at least 20",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "70a134994c13ef16e015c86a2b100b3de1af1179ade88b2b817714ac07e77bbd",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70a134994c13ef16e015c86a2b100b3de1af1179ade88b2b817714ac07e77bbd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "parks, park buildings, libraries, municipal buildings, marina buildings, marina premises, and municipal events areas during events",
    "buffer_distance": "twenty (20) metres of a public entrance or public exit of a municipal building",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "fine_range": "Tier 1: $350.00, Tier 2: $500.00, Tier 3: $750.00 (obstruction: $500/$750/$1000); minimum fine $300.00 on conviction"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1.1–3.1.10",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 3.1.7",
    "vaping_included": "\"regulate the smoking of tobacco and vaping\"",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitby/smoking-vaping/text-70a134994c13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitby/smoking-vaping/"
}