The state yesterday pulled the plug — or maybe cut the cords — on bungee jumping operators because of safety concerns over the fad-sport. The Department of Agriculture, which regulates amusement rides ...

Bungee jumping remains grounded in Florida. An appeals court on Monday upheld the state’s 90-day ban on the thrill sport in a brief order denying jump operators’ requests to allow them back in ...

– BIG BUNGEE BUCKS. Many bungee-jumping operators say the state’s new rules for the daredevil sport make it economically impossible for them to reopen. The price tag is steep. To comply with the new ...

Operators of Broward’s bungee jumping businesses dispute a national trade association’s claim that jumping from construction cranes is unsafe.The Power Crane and Shovel Association asked Gov. Lawton ...

Let’s just say Osceola’s lone bungee operator isn’t jumping back into business, even though Florida Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford has lifted his July 10 ban on the sport. “The thrill is gone,” ...

So legitimate operators encourage safety.” Besides worrying about the state, operators must also make their insurance carriers happy. The state requires each operator to carry $1 million in liability ...

Southwest Florida's only bungee-jumping outfit intends to bounce right back to business, despite a state order to shut down. "As soon as we can get it straight with the state that it's safe, it will ...

The state of Florida banned bungee jumping on Friday, a day after a Michigan man was killed when his jumping platform crashed to the ground. Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford's emergency ban ...