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No shit. A friend of mine brought an apple from Sydney to Perth. 500 dollar fine. Yes, from within Australia to another place in Australia.
by vazamb 9y ago
No shit. A friend of mine brought an apple from Sydney to Perth. 500 dollar fine. Yes, from within Australia to another place in Australia.
- wfunction 9y agoWhat in the world? Why is this?
- rangibaby 9y agoDiseases in one part of the country could spread to another. Australia and NZ have strict biosecurity because their isolation means they missed out on a lot of diseases that affect produce and animals in other parts of the world.
- jpatokal 9y agoWestern Australia is separated from farms in the rest of the country by ~1000 km of desert, meaning there are various pests in the rest of the country that they don't want to see introduced, and thus enforce strict quarantine measures: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/importing-animals/quarantine-wa-border-checkpoints https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/importing-animals/quarantine-wa-... FWIW, California also has agricultural quarantine measures, they're just much more half-assed.
- fapjacks 9y agoHawaii does not play around with its own agricultural (et al) quarantines. Every time you fly into the state, you must declare items on a special state checklist, for exactly the same reasons.
- goatforce5 9y agoHawaii also (?) checks for agricultural products when you leave the islands: http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/07/16/be-prepared-for-agricultural-inspection-in-hawaiis-airports/ http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/07/16/be-prepared-for-agri...
- jomar 9y agoBecause there are crop diseases endemic in one part of the country that aren't present in another. Try searching for "Nevada California fruit" if that's closer to home.
- atbentley 9y agoAustralia is an island so it has a fairly unique biodiversity. For international flights bringing in fruits is a concern since it can introduce pests that don't otherwise exist in Australia. Australia is also a very large island, and the biodiversity of the east coast is very different to that of the west coast, so the same concerns apply. If you drive along the highways between states you'll see signs telling you to dispose of your fruit. http://www.interstatequarantine.org.au/ http://www.interstatequarantine.org.au/
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- 2muchcoffeeman 9y agoWe take protecting our agriculture very seriously. You don't want an outbreak of something in one state to spread to another. It kinda makes sense. We're so isolated geographically, when something happens in other parts of the world, we have a very good chance of protecting ourselves. I believe Australia actually has the oldest vineyards in the world. Something took out the vineyards everywhere else in the world.
- ClassyJacket 9y agoFruit flies.
- madeofpalk 9y ago> An Apple from Sydney to Perth Wait, what? There's no screening or security on domestic arrivals in Australia. There's no customs. There's no signage warning about this. This is the first I've ever heard of this and I have trouble believing this.
- callahad 9y agoCan't speak for Perth, but flights into Tasmania absolutely go through another round of biosecurity screening.
- zanchey 9y agoThere is quarantine, though: http://www.interstatequarantine.org.au/travellers/interstate-quarantine/ http://www.interstatequarantine.org.au/travellers/interstate... Driving or flying to or from WA, you will see inspectors and dogs.
- madeofpalk 9y agoHuh that's so interesting. I've done plenty of flying along Eastern Australia so I never had a reason to presume there was anything more over in WA. Thanks.
- caf 9y agoEvery eastern state airport I've ever seen has fruit bins at the gate or on the airbridge, and there is frequently an on-board announcement near TOD that some states prohibit bringing in fruit.
- madeofpalk 9y agoThey 100% don't have disposal bins at Sydney T3, nor do I remember them at Melbourne or Brisbane. I've spent a lot of time in that airport, sometimes without even flying and I've never seen anything other than just regular bins and the "oops I forgot this bottle of water" before security.