Spruce Grove | Alberta
Bylaw C-470-03, Smoking Bylaw
Smoking is prohibited within a 5 m radius of any public place, city facility, workplace, restaurant or retail store.
Traditional pipe ceremonies are exempt from the bylaw but the exemption only applies to the people participating in the ceremony. The exemption does not apply to “spectators or onlookers.”
Products Included
Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipes, Other Weeds and SubstancesDefinitions
“Smoke” or “smoking” includes the carrying or custody and control of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other lighted smoking equipment.
“Traditional Pipe Ceremony” means a cultural or religious ceremony performed by Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples involving the use of tobacco products and is held out of doors or in a separate and specific aboriginal structure such as a tipi.
Places Smoking Prohibited
Doorways, air intakes, operable windowsBuffer Zones
Doorways, Air Intakes and Operable Windows - Buffer Zone 1-10 mPolicy Analysis
This bylaw is technically considered leading edge because it prohibits smoking within 5 m of the doorways, air intakes and operable windows of all workplaces and public places. However, 5 m is not a great enough distance to prevent smoke from entering a building and creating a nuisance or health hazard for people entering and exiting. At least 7 m is recommended based on outdoor SHS scientific research.
Date Passed: October 27, 2004
Date in Force: April 1, 2004
Date Last Amended:
Leading Edge: Yes
Level of Government: Municipal
Smoke-free Ontario Act Status: Exceeds Smoke-free Ontario Act
Bylaw Under Development? No
Supporting Information
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Contact:
780-962-2611