Council ranger

Council rangers are officers employed by local government areas in Australia to enforce the by-laws 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.

A Ranger is only authorised in the Local Government Authority (LGA) District he or she is employed.

In relation to Control of Vehicles (Off Road) Act offences a Ranger can pursue an offender into another district.

The minimum requirement is the study courses of “Municipal Law Enforcement Units A and B”.