{
 "answer": "In the Town of Penhold, Alberta, smoking & vaping rules are set by Town of Penhold Community Standards Bylaw 799/2021, verified 2026-09-27. Buffer distance: 5 meters.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000389",
 "municipality": "Penhold",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofpenhold.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Penhold Community Standards Bylaw 799/2021",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-04-26",
   "document_url": "http://www.townofpenhold.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=9861ed94-cbac-457e-aeff-9cbfabcba0f4",
   "summary": "Bans smoking, vaping and cannabis consumption inside/on public buildings, patios and vehicles, in workplaces, within 5m of a public entrance/window/air intake, in designated no-smoking areas, on municipal property and anywhere minors are present; private-property use is unregulated unless it becomes a nuisance.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "9516838e8edfde6614ee992a15a4877d0ab279914c1494d32598d3cb7fbeac69",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "799/2021",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9516838e8edfde6614ee992a15a4877d0ab279914c1494d32598d3cb7fbeac69.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "public buildings, patios, vehicles, near entrances/windows/air intakes, playgrounds, skating rinks, skate parks, sports fields, water parks, schools, day cares, workplaces, no-smoking areas, where minors present, municipal property",
    "buffer_distance": "5 meters",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "Smoke/Vape/Cannabis/Tobacco restricted area: $250.00; permit smoking/vaping where prohibited: $550.00; cannabis prohibition: COURT; general: not less than $150.00 and not more than $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 10(1)(a)-(i)",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 10(1)(d)",
    "vaping_included": "s. 10(1)",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 10(1)",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 13(1)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/penhold/smoking-vaping/bylaw-799-2021/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/penhold/smoking-vaping/"
}