Pigeons To Ornamental Plants, All Without Documents Are Detained At Banjarmasin Trisakti Harbor

Banjarmasin Trisakti Harbor in South Kalimantan. (Antaranews)

BANJARMASIN - Animals and plants that are not accompanied by documents will be detained at Trisakti Harbor, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

Along with the arrival of KM Dharma Rucitra I from the Port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, the Agricultural Quarantine of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, realized the regulation.

"Angora cat and 19 ornamental plant stems/trees. And from the commodities that will be released, quarantine officials have also succeeded in thwarting the delivery of eight pigeons without documents," said Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine Supervision and Enforcement Sub-Coordinator Lulus Riyanto in Banjarmasin reported Friday 8 April.

He said, for ornamental plants, his party released them after a physical examination by quarantine officials and declared healthy by issuing quarantine documents.

"Meanwhile, our cats and birds are detained so that further inspection can be carried out at the office," said Lulus Riyanto.

Head of Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine, Nur Hartanto, said that through obedient operations, it is hoped that it can more maximally suppress quarantine violations, in addition to preventing the entry and spread of Quarantined Animal Disease Pests (HPHK) and Quarantined Plant Destruction Organisms (OPTK).

According to Nur Hartanto, ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the number of passengers and commodities passing through the Trisakti Port has increased, for this reason his party is monitoring to ensure the smooth flow of incoming commodities, especially basic necessities and food.

"This compliant operation does not only focus on checking incoming commodities, but also on commodities that will come out of South Kalimantan," he said, as reported by Antara.

This activity was carried out as a form of synergy between the Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine, the Harbor Authority Office for the Port Authority (KSOP), the Fish Quarantine Center for Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BKIPM), the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA), and the Trisakti KPL Sector Police.

In general, the majority of passengers are aware of the quarantine rules. This can be seen by the number of passengers carrying commodities, both animal and plant, which have been accompanied by a quarantine certificate from the area of origin.