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§369 Charges Assessable Against Bath Attendants and Masseurs and Physicians Prescribing Use of Hot Waters
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XL— HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK › § 369
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can charge doctors who want to prescribe hot spring water from Hot Springs National Park a reasonable fee for an exam and to register. He can also charge bath attendants and massage workers in bathhouses that use the park’s hot water a reasonable yearly fee to pay for required physical exams.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §369
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to assess and collect from physicians who desire to prescribe the hot waters from the Hot Springs National Park reasonable fees for examination and registration; and he is also authorized to assess and collect from bath attendants and masseurs operating in bathhouses receiving hot water from the park reasonable annual charges to cover the cost of physical examinations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification As originally enacted, this section authorized reasonable charges against physicians, including fees for examination and registration. It also authorized collection of reasonable charges from bath attendants and masseurs, and provided that the moneys received should be used in the protection and improvement of the park.
Amendments
1931—Act Mar. 2, 1931, struck out provision that moneys received from the assessment and collection of fees were to be used for the protection and improvement of the park.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Hot Springs National Park” substituted in text for “Hot Springs Reservation” pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 369
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60