{
 "answer": "In the Town of Banff, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by Town of Banff Bylaw #467 – Smoke Free Public Places Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Buffer distance: 5 metres from an entrance or exit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000173",
 "municipality": "Banff",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.banff.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Banff Bylaw #467 – Smoke Free Public Places Bylaw",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-12-12",
   "document_url": "https://banff.ca/DocumentCenter/View/14742/Bylaw-467-Smoke-Free-Public-Places",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking and vaping in enclosed public buildings/workplaces and in outdoor patios, parks (incl. dog parks/skate parks), and enclosed parking garages, per the Town's authority alongside the provincial Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "d9f171ffa84853eaf37da049f9f7a45de7525548fbbca40346256b3d0d0b42fc",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "467",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d9f171ffa84853eaf37da049f9f7a45de7525548fbbca40346256b3d0d0b42fc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Designated Public Places, including municipal/public buildings, workplaces, public sidewalks/pathways and 5 m around them, outdoor public events/places, public transit vehicles/shelters.",
    "buffer_distance": "5 metres from an entrance or exit",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1; s. 2.2(d)",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 2.2(d)(i)-(iii)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2.2(w)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2.2(w)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/banff/smoking-vaping/bylaw-467/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/banff/smoking-vaping/"
}