{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-455b.273","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 455B.273","heading":"Disposal of permit.","body":"A permittee may sell, transfer, or assign a permit by conveying, leasing, or otherwise transferring the ownership of the land described in the permit, but the permit does not constitute ownership or absolute rights of use of the waters. The waters remain subject to the principle of beneficial use and the orders of the director or commission.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES","Subchapter III - WATER QUALITY","Part 4 - WATER ALLOCATION AND USE; FLOODPLAIN CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/455B.273.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:11Z","sha256":"2184885491bf0da5ae669f2e10a891fbc00c5dc91baeb698ba0d6808d711b38f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-455b.272","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-455b.274"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}