He might have flown in from Hawaii. We went from Hawaii back to LA last
year and there were strict rules prohibiting taking any foodstuffs back to
the mainland and our luggage was X rayed to check we had none and no plant
material, either. Some small plants could be bought and all had a
phytosanitary cert.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove the 'x' to email me)

Yea, Hawaii and Alaska and all of the territories are included in searches.

Trai

He flew in from Amsterdam on the same plane as I did.
From the look on his face when they confiscated his apple he had other
stuff on him.
--
Martin

LOL, well then, there you go.
Trai

California has agricultural inspection at all highway entry
points into the state. I'm pretty sure an apple would be
confiscated if bought in CA, taken to NV and brought back.
Agriculture is an very important element in the Californian
economy and the state government doesn't mess around in their
efforts to keep pests at bay. No hand-wringing bleeding-heart
crap in this regard! Geography largely isolates California from
other agricultural areas, so there are many pests that they don't
have there and they want to keep it that way.

Those with long memories may remember the aggressive campaign
against the Mediterranean fruitfly when there was an outbreak of
it in southern California 10 or 20 years ago.

Indeed, there are many nurseries elsewhere in the United States
that do not ship to Washington, Oregon, or California because of
those states' agricultural regulations.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

YOu know, they may do random spot checks, but I"ve driven back and forth.
We have had coolers full of apples, bananas, you name it. I don't doubt
they have serious regulations, but I have to tell you, I was born there and
I don't remember that happening. It must be VERY new. I'll call my Aunt
and find out. She has some friends who could give me the absolute answer.

Trai

I just spoke to my Aunt and a cousin in CA - they said that they ask if you
have anything. If you say no they move on. If you act like you are
"carrying somethign" they ask you to get rid of it. You can eat it on teh
spot (if we are speaking of apples, that is..lol). kyrie said it has only
happened from Arizona, not Nevada (Las Vegas)

So, sorry all - I have never been stopped but that's because I drive from
Nevada I guess. You guys were right, I was wrong! My apologies!.

trai

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 15:48:21 +0200, martin wrote:

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:04:07 +0100, Ron Clark wrote:

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 13:20:58 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

We went from Hawaii back to LA last
year and there were strict rules prohibiting taking any foodstuffs back to
the mainland and our luggage was X rayed to check we had none and no plant
material, either. Some small plants could be bought and all had a
phytosanitary cert.

I will need to be convinced that vegetative matter can possibly
show up on an x-ray. I just don't believe it.

ever seen an X-ray of a human being

Yes,plenty, is that relevant?

Ever seen an x-ray of a human being with a couple of lettuce
leaves inside it?

--
®óñ© © ²°°³

On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:48:02 -0400, Culturalenigma wrote:

California has agricultural inspection at all highway entry
points into the state. I'm pretty sure an apple would be
confiscated if bought in CA, taken to NV and brought back.

YOu know, they may do random spot checks, but I"ve driven back and forth.
We have had coolers full of apples, bananas, you name it. I don't doubt
they have serious regulations, but I have to tell you, I was born there and
I don't remember that happening. It must be VERY new. I'll call my Aunt
and find out. She has some friends who could give me the absolute answer.

I left out something important: "if you tell them you have it
with you."

Nursery stock, plants in soil, is *quite* another issue.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada