{
 "answer": "In the Village of Lougheed, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by Village of Lougheed Tobacco & Cannabis Bylaw 779-18, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; Schedule \"A\" specified penalties: $250.00/$500.00 and $500.00/$750.00. Where prohibited: any public space; in a motor vehicle when a minor is present. Buffer distance: 10 meters.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000335",
 "municipality": "Lougheed",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageoflougheed.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Lougheed Tobacco & Cannabis Bylaw 779-18",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-10-18",
   "document_url": "https://lougheed.ca/wp-content/uploads/website-files/bylaws/bylaw_779_18_tobacco_cannabis_bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking (including electronic smoking devices) and use of any smoking product in any public space Village-wide, more restrictive than the provincial Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "d48ba1091660aa68c37f5a9e3c6b768228ee86f5f61bbef7035a6e0e7429aab8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "779-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d48ba1091660aa68c37f5a9e3c6b768228ee86f5f61bbef7035a6e0e7429aab8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "any public space; in a motor vehicle when a minor is present",
    "buffer_distance": "10 meters",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; Schedule \"A\" specified penalties: $250.00/$500.00 and $500.00/$750.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 2(a), 2(d)",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 2(e)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 1(g)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 4(a); Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lougheed/smoking-vaping/bylaw-779-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lougheed/smoking-vaping/"
}