Consignment must be absolutely free from snails.

Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 6499:

Barley must be sourced from an area that is considered to be free of snails of quarantine concern to Chile. Snails of quarantine concern to Chile are:

• Vineyard snail (Cernuella virgata)  
• Pointed snail (Cochlicella acuta) 
• White garden snail (Theba pisana) 
  
• Dune snail (Cernuella neglecta).
  

• Pointed snail (Cochlicella acuta) 
  

The pointed snail (Cochlicella acuta) was first reported in Australia in 1953 at Minlaton, South Australia, and is now found in drier regions of southern Australia from western Victoria westward across South Australia and at some locations in Western Australia (Figure 2). This species is most common in sandy habitats where vegetation is sparse, and is very abundant on southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.

• White garden snail (Theba pisana) 

The first report of White garden snail (Theba pisana) in South Australia was at Port Adelaide in 1928, and it is now widespread in coastal areas throughout the State. It is also widespread in coastal districts of south-eastern Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and eastern Tasmania, and along the River Murray (Figure 3). It commonly inhabits dry, open grassy areas and dunes, roadside vegetation and grain cropping land.

• Dune snail (Cernuella neglecta) 
  

Dune snail (Cernuella neglecta) was first recorded in South Australia in 1891 at Levens on Yorke Peninsula, and it has been recorded from several sites in South Australia since then. A small population has been recorded in New South Wales. 

Exporter must provide a signed Exporter Declaration to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection stating that "Barley was not sourced from an area where four species of snails identified as pests of quarantine concern to Chile are known to occur".