Agricultural checkpoints (was Re: [CH] Hatch chiles)
Dana H. Myers (dana@dioxine.com)
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 09:37:56 -0700
Gary Belinger wrote:
>Thought they only did that type of thing up here along the border of the
>great white north to make sure we didn't smuggle anything into the country
>that would be detrimental to our country's budget like a carton of smokes or
>the finest selection from Frontier Liquor. Must admit this revelation of
>halting the spread of cross-border chile transporting has enlightened me
>somewhat. And made me confused and bamboozled!
>
Agricultural checkpoints are intended to prevent the spread of pests.
It's not
about taxes, it's about protecting the local agricultural business from
'imported'
pests. If you canned a bunch of those Hatch chilis, I don't believe the
California
ag inspectors would or even could say a thing.
Dana K6JQ
dana@dioxine.com