The Reindeer Police () is a special branch of the Norwegian Police Service.Reinpolitiet
/ref> Established in 1949 it is a subdivision of Eastern Finnmark Police District. The Reindeer Police is responsible for security, law enforcement etc. related to

reindeer herding Reindeer herding is when reindeer are herded by people in a limited area. Currently, reindeer are the only semi-domesticated animal which naturally belong to the North. Reindeer herding is conducted in nine countries: Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russ ...

activities of the Sámi, and is also responsible for preventing and handling

environmental crime Environmental crime is an illegal act which directly harms the environment. These illegal activities involve the environment, wildlife, biodiversity, and natural resources. International bodies such as, G7, Interpol, European Union, United Na ...

. Torkil Emberland (23 June 2014
Reinpolitiet ville bytte navn. Nå har departementet bestemt seg
'' Finmarken''. They operate in the counties of

Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...

and

Finnmark Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norweg ...

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{{Reflist Law enforcement in Norway Sámi in Norway Reindeer

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