RE: [Killietalk] Aquabid

["Brian R. Watters" <bwatters at sasktel_net>]

Tim Addis wrote:

>
> > If they do manage to slip into the country then customs keeps
> it for days
> or even weeks before letting it move on not to mention all the x-rays that
> it will have to go though.
>
> I think the trick is to declare them as 'soil samples' on the custom
> sticker.
>

I am not sure that declaring them as soil samples is always a good idea.
Some countries are very strict about the importation of soil. I know that
Canada is and anything entering this country lablelled as soil is likely to
be fumigated (unless special prior arrangements have been made with
Agriculture Canada).

Incidentally, the X-rays used for inspecting airline baggage, at least (I
don't know about mail), do not appear to harm either fish or eggs. I have
put thousands of fish through airport X-ray machines, in some cases multiple
times for the same batch of fish, with no adverse effects.
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