Local laws passed by a municipal (city or town) government are called what?
Answer: By-laws
A municipal council (a mayor or reeve and councillors/aldermen) passes local laws called by-laws.
All answer choices
- By-laws (correct answer)
- Statutes
- Ordinances
- Regulations
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