The Movement Control Notice allows for an Inspector or Authorised Person under the Biosecurity Act 1993 to grant permission for items listed in the Schedule to be moved under certain conditions.   They can authorise the movement of Scheduled items into, within, or from any part of the Controlled Area.   This is formalised by way of a Movement Control Permit which may be issued by Apiculture Officers from Regional Offices or by the Movement Control Group based at the Varroa Treatment Programme Headquarters (0800 109 383).

The following tables outline movement permitting conditions, tabulated separately for (1) Infected Zone (upper North Island); (2) Buffer Zone (lower North Island); and (3) Disease Free Zone (South Island).

Infected Zone (upper North Island)

Product	Use	Conditions
All scheduled items	All usesMovements within Infected Zone	TO BE ESTABLISHED
Live bees and brood (hives, nucs, queens, bulk bees, packages, swarms placed in a container or hive)	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	Prohibited
Honey bulk	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	Permit required 1Drums are not to be attractive to bees and must be shipped in bee proof vehicles or screened to exclude hitchhiking bees.
Crude wax Propolis Pollen	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	Permit required 1 Must be stored for 7 days prior to shipment in bee-free environment or frozen for 3 days All products must be shipped in sealed bee-proof packaging
Beekeeping equipment new and unassembled	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	No permit required
New boxes and frames containing wax foundation (that have had no contact with bees)	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	Permit required Must be shipped in bee proof vehicles or screened to exclude hitchhiking bees
Beekeeping equipment- - used (protective clothing, smokers and hive tools) including vehicles	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	No permit required Education on cleaning practices especially of vehicles
Beekeeping equipment - used (boxes/supers and/or combs, includes undrawn foundation sheets if they have been on a beehive)	Movements to Buffer Zone	Permit required AAO assessment for risk: Must be stored for 30 days prior to shipment in bee-free environment Must be shipped in a sealed container, with bees unable to access the equipment
Honey retail packs Processed wax Royal Jelly Bee Venom	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	No permit required
Laboratory samples (sticky boards, bees in containers)	Research and survey purposes Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	Permit required 1 Must be transported in sealed containers

Buffer Zone (lower North Island)

Product	Use	Conditions
Live bees and brood (hives, nucs, queens, bulk bees, packages, swarms placed in a container or hive)	Movement to Control Zone (within 10km of Infected/ Buffer Zone Boundary	TO BE ESTABLISHED
All Scheduled items	All uses Movements within Buffer Zone	No conditions, as long as site is not a Restricted Place
All scheduled items	All uses Movements to Infected Zone	No conditions, as long as Buffer Zone site is not a Restricted Place
Live bees and brood	Movements to Disease Free Zone	Prohibited
Honey bulk	Movements to Disease Free Zone	Permit required 1 Drums are not to be attractive to bees and must be shipped in bee proof vehicles or screened to exclude hitchhiking bees.
Crude wax Propolis Pollen	Movements to Disease Free Zone	Permit required 1 Must be stored for 7 days prior to shipment in bee-free environment or frozen for 3 days All products must be shipped in sealed bee-proof packaging
Beekeeping equipment- - used (protective clothing, smokers and hive tools) including vehicles	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	No permit required Education on cleaning practices especially of vehicles
Beekeeping equipment - used (boxes/supers and/or combs, includes undrawn foundation sheets if they have been on a beehive)	Movements to Disease Free Zone	Permit required AAO assessment for risk and may be subject to inspection prior to departure. Honey frames/combs must be stored for 30 days prior to shipment in bee-free environment. Must be shipped in a sealed container, with bees unable to access the equipment
Beekeeping equipment new and unassembled	Movements to Disease Free Zone	No permit required
New boxes and frames containing wax foundation (that have had no contact with bees)	Movements to Buffer Zone or Disease Free Zone	Permit required Must be shipped in bee proof vehicles or screened to exclude hitchhiking bees
Honey retail packs Processed wax Royal Jelly Bee Venom	Movements to Disease Free Zone	No permit required
Laboratory samples (sticky boards, bees in containers)	Research and survey purposes Movements to Disease Free Zone	Permit required 1 Must be transported in sealed containers

Disease Free Zone (South Island)

Product	Use	Conditions
All Scheduled items	All uses Movements within Disease Free Zone	No conditions, as long as site is not a Restricted Place
All Scheduled items	All uses Movements to Infected/Buffer Zones	No permit required, as long as site is not a Restricted Place

¹ To be permitted on a beekeeper/processor/business basis for a period of time (blanket permit) after education on risk management. Desirable to record the destination of the products to enable targeted surveillance of the Buffer and Disease Free Zones.

Definitions of risk management conditions

Screened	Bee proof mesh (e.g. insect screen on hives or shelter belt material over loads on trucks
Bee proof	Bees unable to gain access under normal circumstances
Bee free environment	Bees unable to gain access under normal circumstances
Sealed bee proof packaging	Plastic wrapped or sealed in wood, cardboard, plastic outer
Sealed container	Plastic wrapped or sealed in wood, cardboard, plastic outer
Crude wax	Wax scrapings or blocks of wax processed by beekeeper
Processed wax	Wax subjected to secondary processing into product (e.g. foundation sheets, candles)
Frozen	Minimum of -12oC