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Originally Posted by Mike Harte
Since when has enforcing the law or rules become over zealous? Have you ever tried to take a piece of fruit that you got on an aircraft but haven't yet consumed through the immigration area when you arrive in somewhere like Australia. They would have it off you immediately, and possibly fine you as well!
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The Aussies are used to that. Even internally.
https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/exportin...ate-travellers
Presumably they have experiences like foxes, rabbits, camels and cane toads to illustrate the problems and have simply carried the worries through to flora as well as fauna.
Some of the flora restrictions - Eucalyptus related for example - seem odd but presumably Western Aus is far enough removed from the rest of Aus for any inter-species threat within a native flora to still represent problems within the state.
Comments about that suggestion from locals encouraged.