Jim Henderson wrote:
> My understanding (having never driven into CA myself) was that there were 
> certain plants/fruits/whatever that weren't allowed in the state even by 
> tourists.  I always thought it was a little weird myself.

I believe they check at the airports if you're coming in internationally. 
There may indeed be laws against importing fruits known to often carry 
parasites. (The ban isn't on oranges (say), but on oranges carrying the 
larvae of bugs that'll eat all the orange trees in CA. But since you can't 
see them from the outside, they ban the oranges.)

But there's nothing stopping you from driving between states. They may 
certainly ask you not to bring food stuff, but I don't think they're allowed 
to inspect for it. But I'm not a lawyer.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
   see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.

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