199—13.19 (479B) Sale or transfer of permit.
	 13.19(1) No permit shall be sold without prior written approval of the board. A petition for approval shall be jointly filed by the buyer and seller and shall include assurances that the buyer is authorized to transact business in the state of Iowa; that the buyer is willing and able to construct, operate, and maintain the pipeline in accordance with these rules; and, if the sale is prior to completion of construction of the pipeline, that the buyer has the financial ability to pay up to $250,000 in damages.
	 13.19(2) No transfer of pipeline permit prior to completion of pipeline construction shall be effective until the person to whom the permit was issued files notice with the board of the transfer. The notice shall include the date of the transfer and the name and address of the transferee.
	 13.19(3) The board shall receive notice from the transferor of any other transfer of a pipeline permit after completion of construction.
For the purposes of this rule, reassignment of a pipeline permit as part of a corporate restructuring, with no change in pipeline operating personnel or procedures, is considered a transfer.