On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:02:09 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> 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.

Now I'm curious, will have to check and see.  I'd heard that even 
domestic fruits weren't allowed in, and that seemed weird to me.

Jim

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