{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Inverness, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Municipality of the County of Inverness By-Law #42 (No Smoking By-law), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than $100.00 and not more than $2,000.00. Where prohibited: any public place; any place of employment.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003142",
 "municipality": "Inverness",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://invernesscounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the County of Inverness By-Law #42 (No Smoking By-law)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-11-12",
   "document_url": "https://invernesscounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/By-Law-42-Respecting-Smoking.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans smoking of tobacco in enclosed public places and places of employment county-wide, including daycares, schools, libraries, galleries and museums. Predates e-cigarettes; the by-law text does not mention vaping.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e62c2e520edb4f4b62224a53f48d572adaaff3ca03ff1a4dcd28e07a944fc59f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "42",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e62c2e520edb4f4b62224a53f48d572adaaff3ca03ff1a4dcd28e07a944fc59f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "any public place; any place of employment",
    "fine_range": "not less than $100.00 and not more than $2,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3(a), s. 3(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 5(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/inverness/smoking-vaping/bylaw-42/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/inverness/smoking-vaping/"
}