Salem lover Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Going to California for the first time in 40 yrs. They used to ask you if you have any fresh fruit or veggies. Worried about some sort of bugs I think. Anyone know if they ask about anything else these days? I don't want to take anything that I will just have to give to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa_desert_rat Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Went through just after Christmas and they asked me about fruits and veggies as far as I can recall. No issues. WDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Often times they just wave you through - last time we came through it was noon and there was no one in the booth, so slowed to a stop, looked and went on as did everyone in the line. Other times we've been asked about having any firewood with us, sometimes just where we were the night before, just depends upon the time of year. In '07 they actually looked in the refrigerator (and missed the oranges in the bottom of the bin that I have forgot about) but since then we've never had them enter the rig. Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana25k Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 We drove thru on 8 multiple times last winter. Rarely saw anyone on the private vehicle side and when we did they just waved us through. We have heard reports that there have been more stops this year. So its probable a day to day thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne & Andy B Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 These are agricultural screening stations to protect a huge California industry. They still operate on the major interstate entries (I 10, 1- 80 ect) You may experience what has been mentioned already. You may also be asked different questions than a rig with a California license plate coming back from Arizona or Nevada. Our usual questions have been dealing with where are you coming from and do you have any ag products like fruit & oranges ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 We've been through the ones on I-10 and I-8. Usually, they just wave us through, although I've heard people say that they've been asked if they're carrying any fruit. The only place where we've actually had fruit taken away from us was at the agricultural check station on SR-62 going west out of Parker, AZ...apples which we'd bought at the Albertsons store in Blythe, CA! Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouserl41 Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 We live in San Diego CA and frequently go to Arizona. We've been asked occasionally, but they have never entered the MH after we said "No". There are also Border Patrol checkpoints around San Diego and I've seen more people pulled over at those checkpoints than the Dept of Agriculture ones. BnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Z Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Only problem you might have is if your pulling a boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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