{
 "answer": "In the Regional municipality of Queens, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Region of Queens Municipality Smoke Free Places Bylaw (No. 21), verified 2026-09-27. Buffer distance: within four metres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003156",
 "municipality": "Queens",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Region of Queens Municipality Smoke Free Places Bylaw (No. 21)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-10-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/~documents/route:/download/523/",
   "summary": "Bans smoking and vaping (electronic smoking devices), including cannabis, in enclosed public places and repeals the Region's 2004 smoke-free bylaw; prevails over the provincial Smoke-Free Places Act where more restrictive.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "22165ad4e879ac8e6f9b9656e7a21ba58ac1c3ce7695c1ecc6e00923914eec67",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "21",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/22165ad4e879ac8e6f9b9656e7a21ba58ac1c3ce7695c1ecc6e00923914eec67.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Enclosed places listed in Appendix A, licensed premises, restaurants, private clubs, bingo places, school buses, places of employment; outdoor areas within four metres of entrances/exits, open windows, ventilation intakes.",
    "buffer_distance": "within four metres",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "Person other than manager: not less than $50.00 and not more than $1,000.00; manager: 1st offence $200.00-$2,000.00, 2nd offence $500.00-$5,000.00, 3rd/subsequent offence $1,000.00-$10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 3; s. 8",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 8 ('within four metres')",
    "vaping_included": "s. 1 ('electronic smoking devices')",
    "cannabis_included": "s. 1 ('including cannabis')",
    "fine_range": "s. 21-22"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/queens/smoking-vaping/bylaw-21/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/queens/smoking-vaping/"
}