Are you bringing a pot plant from Queensland to NSW? You could be risking a million-dollar fine

The NSW government is warning those convicted of breaking biosecurity controls could face enormous fines as it ramps up efforts to keep dangerous fire ants out of the state.

The NSW government says it is ramping up measures to keep fire ants out of the state.abc.net.au/news/two-million-dollar-fire-ant-fines-nsw-invasion-fight-ramps-up/102737340People who breach rules designed to stop the incursion of invasive fire ants into NSW from Queensland are being warned they could face fines of more than $2 million.

"We want to make sure people can still do business but we are very serious about keeping these ants out of NSW," she said. "We'll be using automatic number plate recognition systems and different types of technology to make sure that we can monitor movements between Queensland and NSW," he said.

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