{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Richmond, Nova Scotia, smoking & vaping rules are set by Municipality of the County of Richmond Non-Smoking By-Law (#55), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars. Buffer distance: within a radius of 5 metres (16 feet) of any public entrance or air intake.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003157",
 "municipality": "Richmond",
 "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://www.richmondcounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the County of Richmond Non-Smoking By-Law (#55)",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.richmondcounty.ca/council/by-laws/1441-by-law-55-non-smoking-1/file.html",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking in enclosed public places and places open to the public throughout the Municipality of the County of Richmond, including the public areas of drinking establishments.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "764bed19e2206d4d9bc5b7949eb83489270026d146159a7f2fdf0732cbfd702d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "55",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/764bed19e2206d4d9bc5b7949eb83489270026d146159a7f2fdf0732cbfd702d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Public places or places open to the public, unenclosed adjoining areas, within 5m of public entrance or air intake, service counters/lines, elevators, public transit, rest rooms, school buses.",
    "buffer_distance": "within a radius of 5 metres (16 feet) of any public entrance or air intake",
    "fine_range": "not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 5",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 5(3)",
    "fine_range": "s. 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/richmond/smoking-vaping/bylaw-55/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/richmond/smoking-vaping/"
}