Rich, Check out http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pe/summary.htm for a list of what the ag inspectors are watching for. They mention peppers part way down and it appears that they are not to be imported from NM. But you can bring them in from Hawaii, Alaska (?) and Nevada... OTOH, if you want to mail them to our house, we'd be glad to take care of them until you return. You have to drive past our place anyway if you're coming up I-8 to I-15... Curt