(1) Permit Transfers from One Contractor to Another. A well construction permit may be transferred from one licensed water well contractor to another if:
    (a) Both contractors agree to the transfer;
    (b) The owner or his agent agree to the transfer;
    (c) The original contractor relinquishes the initial permit and forwards his or her copy of the initial permit to the District within ten days of requesting such action;
    (d) The permit has not expired; and
    (e) The new contractor obtains a valid permit for the well site, for which no additional fee shall be required.
    (2) Permit Transfers from One Well to Another. A well construction permit for a well which is not completed and becomes an “”incomplete well”” as defined in subsection 40D-3.021(17), F.A.C., may be used to construct a replacement well if:
    (a) The incomplete well has been properly abandoned as described in Fl. Admin. Code R. 40D-3.531, and a completion report on the abandonment submitted;
    (b) The construction permit has not expired;
    (c) The replacement well is in the same quarter section as the incomplete well; and
    (d) No completion report has been submitted for the construction permit.
Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, 373.309, 373.337 FS. Law Implemented 373.308, 373.309, 373.342 FS. History-New 12-31-92.