{
 "answer": "In the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, smoking & vaping rules are set by Smoking and Vaping By-law No. 028-2019, verified 2026-08-29. Fines: $300.00–$500.00 set fines; maximum $5,000.00 on conviction. Where prohibited: Public places, municipal buildings, post-secondary institutions, long-term care homes, within 20m of public parks, enclosed workplaces. Buffer distance: 9m from any entrance, exit or air intake; 20m radius of any public park.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001723",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Durham",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "smoking_vaping",
 "label": "Smoking & vaping",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.durham.ca/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoking and Vaping By-law No. 028-2019",
   "category": "smoking_vaping",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-04-24",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/durham-ca/media/rzkpaopb/028-2019-smoking-and-vaping-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits smoking and vaping in, or within a 9 metre radius of any entrance, exit or air intake of, a public place - including common areas, public washrooms, restaurants, bars, patios, recreational facilities, service lines, shopping centres, casinos, bingo and billiard halls, bowling alleys, hookah and vape lounges, funeral homes, racetracks and public transport vehicles. Smoking and vaping are banned",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4ac1dffc7a9d16c3f5546af00ee3e8d75d08e205f943cf134c8925db3ca3db3f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "028-2019",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4ac1dffc7a9d16c3f5546af00ee3e8d75d08e205f943cf134c8925db3ca3db3f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "where_prohibited": "Public places, municipal buildings, post-secondary institutions, long-term care homes, within 20m of public parks, enclosed workplaces",
    "buffer_distance": "9m from any entrance, exit or air intake; 20m radius of any public park",
    "vaping_included": true,
    "cannabis_included": true,
    "fine_range": "$300.00–$500.00 set fines; maximum $5,000.00 on conviction"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "where_prohibited": "s. 2.1, s. 2.2, s. 2.3, s. 2.4, s. 2.5, s. 3.1",
    "buffer_distance": "s. 2.1; s. 2.5",
    "vaping_included": "\"vape or vaping\" s. 1.1(bb); s. 2.1",
    "cannabis_included": "\"smoke or smoking\" includes... medicinal cannabis, cannabis s. 1.1(aa)",
    "fine_range": "Schedule A; s. 6.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-durham/smoking-vaping/bylaw-028-2019/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-durham/smoking-vaping/"
}