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Clearly you have never traveled to Australia. They rigorously check incoming passengers for food and other undeclared organic material, as invasive species are
by bcrl 4y ago
Clearly you have never traveled to Australia. They rigorously check incoming passengers for food and other undeclared organic material, as invasive species are a huge problem. Every time I've come in from an international flight in Australia, they have had trained dogs checking baggage. If the passenger had declared it, they probably would have avoided the fine entirely. Don't try to evade the rules at border crossings by lying or failing to disclose -- it's never worth it.
- mbg721 4y agoSo...that is the result of very specific laws with a clear intent. The proposal is that all laws should either act like this or not be laws.
- codewithcheese 4y ago> If the passenger had declared it, they probably would have avoided the fine entirely They definitely would not have been fined. Declaring you have something is essentially saying "Look I have this, is it allowed?" if its not allowed they can safely destroy it. Usually they wont give a fine like this unless there is very wilful attempt to lie and conceal the item, or this is not the first time.
- foxyv 4y agoI meant that this law is serious and strenuously enforced, while a hundred other laws will be happily ignored in the meantime by both law enforcement and law breakers alike. How do people know which laws they should follow and which are harmless? At first appearance, a person carrying a cooked hamburger into an airport is probably fine right? But it turns out this is one of the serious ones that NEEDs to be followed and is enforced strictly! If we didn't have all the stupid nit pick laws that aren't enforced, then this one would stand out as a serious one.