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Council ranger
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<p>Council rangers are officers employed by local government areas in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a> to enforce the <a href="/facts/By-laws/Aq9366FM">by-laws</a> of those local governments and a limited range of state laws relating to such matters as litter control, animal control, dog laws, cat laws, bush fire control, off-road vehicles, emergency management, and parking. A Council Ranger is also referred to as Local Laws Officers in some of Australia's eastern states. </p><p>General law enforcement duties are performed by individual State/Territory Police and the <a href="/facts/Australian_Federal_Police/HtKGHkW6">Australian Federal Police</a>. </p><p>A Council Ranger/Local Laws Officer in Australia is the equivalent to a <a href="/facts/Bylaw_Enforcement_Officer/X528NnRV">Bylaw Enforcement Officer</a> in Canada. </p>