One of Brett Hickman’s duties with New Zealand’s border patrol is on maintaining biosecurity, especially important with travellers attempting to bring in fruit, vegetables or animals.
Sniffer dogs – in this case, Kelsie, a beagle puppy in training – are one important tool border patrol uses to prohibit people from bringing items such as these into the country.
A person can face significant fines if caught, but Hickman has a simple recommendation for people visiting the country to help avoid troublesome travel issues.
![“If we get to the point that we have to use regulations to enforce [it], it’s not working.” – Cam Dahl, Manitoba Pork Council.](https://static.manitobacooperator.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/22103423/hogs_cropped_cmyk-235x165.jpeg)
