A traveller is fined at Darwin after a dog sniffs out Mcdonald's.
A backpacker from Australia was caught at the Darwin International Airport with food.
McDonald's breakfast items were in the man's bag when he returned from Indonesia.
The backpacker had a huge bill for meat that wasn't declared.
The authorities had no choice but to destroy all the food since the foot-and-mouth disease was found in the island.
Hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs are at risk of contracting a highly contagious disease.
The Australian farming industry warns that if the country lost its FMD-free designation, it could cost the cattle industry $80 billion over the next decade.
This will be the most expensive Macca's meal this passenger has, this fine is twice the cost of an air fare to Bali, said the minister for agriculture.
Recent detections show you will be caught if you disobey Australia's strict biosecurity measures.
He said that they wanted Australia to stay free of the drug.
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