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Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 26, 2014

State oversight of zip lines is 'underground regulation,' attorney says

Attorneys and business owners say the state lacks jurisdiction over the cable-rides, but regulators say zip lines have flown "under the radar" for too long and now must comply.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Last July, regulators told brothers Pete and Mike Liston they had to shut down their 11 zip lines at Skull Canyon Eco Experiences and Zipline in Corona because they were out of compliance with state law. "They told us we had to shut down that day," Pete said. The brothers laid off 16 workers and refunded $8,000 in advance payments they had received for tours.


While they remained shutter...

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