The primary objective during the first 5-year term of the AFB NPMS was to reduce the incidence of AFB in managed colonies by an average of 10% eacfh year. Thef objective in the second (5 year) term is to reduce the reported incidence of the disease to below 0.1% by the end of the term.

• A set of legal responsibilities on the part of all beekeepers. These responsibilities include:

- registration of all apiaries

- reporting of cases of AFB to the Management Agency (both when found and on an annual basis)

- destruction of all cases of AFB.

• Disease Elimination Conformity Agreements. (DECA).  A DECA is a document that provides beekeepers with a means to commit to a personal plan to eliminate AFB from their beehives, and to make changes to the plan if disease levels do not decrease.  (see below).
  
  
• Certificates of Inspection (COI) to ensure that all beehives belonging to beekeepers without a DECA also receive an adequate level of inspection for AFB.
  
  
• A course on AFB recognition and destruction, and a competency test, to ensure that all beekeepers carrying out inspections have a demonstrated ability to diagnose AFB.
  
  
• Audits of DECA and COI, using both physical inspections and AFB spore tests, to ensure compliance with the provisions of the strategy, and to detect any new outbreaks of the disease.
  
  
• Counselling of beekeepers with AFB problems.
  
  
• On-going educational programmes in AFB recognition and destruction, using the network of NBA branches throughout New Zealand.
  
  
• Provision of a free testing service for suspect AFB larvae.