LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Permit Requirement for Use of Trails to Be Enforced
If you plan to spend the day on a Los Angeles County trail this weekend, you’ll need something besides sunscreen and a water bottle. You’ll need a permit.
After much political wrangling, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has finally begun enforcing the controversial fee system adopted last fall. Hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians now are required to buy a $23 annual permit--or a $6 three-day pass--for the right to wander through the 330-mile network of trails.
This weekend, between 70 and 90 county safety officers will be out looking for the passes, and those without them will be given a $54 citation. Those under 16 are exempt as part of a compromise measure recently adopted by the supervisors.
Although the ordinance went into effect Jan. 1, enforcement was put on hold for three months so the supervisors could discuss a compromise.
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