{
 "answer": "In the Town of Okotoks, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by Smoking Bylaw 34-18, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not more than $10,000; Schedule \"A\" specified penalties: $250.00, $500.00, $1000.00. Buffer distance: 10 metres of an entrance or exit to any municipal building; 5 metres of an entrance or exit to any public building or workplace.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000380",
 "municipality": "Okotoks",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.okotoks.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking Bylaw 34-18",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-06-25",
   "document_url": "http://www.okotoks.ca/sites/default/files/2020-12/Bylaw%2034-18%20Smoking%20ADMINISTRATIVE%20CONSOLIDATED%20FINAL.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates smoking in public places and designated areas within the Town of Okotoks.",
   "capture_sha256": "c81822f206ca8f989c55d50ce3bec99c51202a5ed1a812b42264d2b9fc673bab",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "newcat-relabel",
   "relabelled_from": "other",
   "document_number": "34-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c81822f206ca8f989c55d50ce3bec99c51202a5ed1a812b42264d2b9fc673bab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "designated public places, including municipal/public buildings, workplaces, sidewalks/pathways, outdoor public events/places, public transit vehicles/shelters; motor vehicles with a minor present on public property",
    "buffer_distance": "10 metres of an entrance or exit to any municipal building; 5 metres of an entrance or exit to any public building or workplace",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000; Schedule \"A\" specified penalties: $250.00, $500.00, $1000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3.1; s. 2.6; s. 3.4",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 2.6(a)-(c)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 2.28",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 2.28",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.1; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/okotoks/smoking-vaping/bylaw-34-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/okotoks/smoking-vaping/"
}