Act No. CLIX of 1997 on armed security guard service and on ranger and rural constable services. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2023) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural land Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Protected area Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract This Act, in Chapter II and III, provides rules with regard to, respectively, the ranger and rural constable service. These services may be created by national parks administrations or by local governments. Rangers and rural constables are officials, they must wear service uniform and they are entitled to bear weapon. They control the respect of legality within the territory of the protected area or on agricultural lands (except for forests and fish ponds). Full text Hungarian Website njt.hu