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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 457-JUNE 29, 1940 detection and prosecution of violations thereof, together with a fee of $10 per diem for each member of said Board, other than the health officer of the District of Columbia, when actually engaged upon rovison business pertaining to his official duties as such Board member: Pro- penses. vided, That such expense shall in no event exceed the total of receipts. Registration. "SEC. 10. During the month of December of each year, every licensed podiatrist shall register with the secretary-treasurer of the Board his name and office address and such other information as the Board may deem necessary upon blanks obtainable from said Fee. secretary-treasurer, and thereupon pay a registration fee of $2. Blank form. On or before the 1st day of November of each year it shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer of the Board to mail to each podia- trist licensed in the District of Columbia, at his last-known address, Failure toregister. a blank form for registration. In the event of failure to register on or before the 31st day of December a fine of $5 and the regis- tration fee of $2 shall be imposed, and should the practitioner fail to register and pay the fine imposed and continues to practice his profession in the District of Columbia he shall at the end of ten days from said date be considered as practicing illegally and penal- Restatement. ized as otherwise provided for in this Act. If he suspends his practice he may, in the discretion of the Board, upon furnishing satisfactory evidence as to his moral character and professional standing, be reinstated at any time upon registering and paying Printedregister. a prescribed fee of $25. On or before the 1st day of February, annually, said Board shall issue a printed register of the names and addresses so received, together with other information deemed inter- esting to the profession, a copy of which shall be mailed or otherwise sent to each registrant thereon. Person practicing "SEC. 11 . Any person shall be regarded as practicing podiatry who, gratuitously or for a salary, fee, money, or other compensa- tion paid either himself or to any other person, directly or indi- rectly, furnishes or advertises to furnish, or performs or causes to be performed, by himself or by any other person, agent, or employee, podiatry service; or who uses the words 'podiatrist', 'chiropodist', or any letters or title in connection with his name which in any way represents him as being engaged in the practice of podiatry; or who is a manager, proprietor, operator, or con- ductor of a place where podiatry service is performed; or who shall state, advertise, or permit to be advertised by sign, card, circular, handbill, newspaper, radio, or otherwise that he can, or will attempt to, perform podiatry service or render a diagnosis in connection " Podiatry" ande therewith; 'podiatry' and 'podiatry service', within the meaning 'ned. of this section and this Act, are hereby defined to be the surgical medical, or mechanical treatment of any ailment of the human foot, except the amputation of the foot or any of the toes; and, also, except the use of an anesthetic other than a local one. Act to podiatry stu "SEC. 12 . Nothing in this Act shall apply to a bona fide student dents, etc. of podiatry in the clinic rooms of a reputable podiatry college; to a licensed and legally qualified practitioner of the healing arts; to a podiatrist of the United States Army, Navy, Public Health Service, or Veterans' Administration, in the discharge of his official duties, nor to a lawful practitioner of podiatry in another State or Terri- tory making a clinical demonstration before a bona fide society, convention, association of podiatrists, or podiatry college, or per- forming his duties in connection with a specific case on which he may have been called to the District of Columbia. Display of ieansrd "SEC. 13. Whoever engages in the practice of podiatry and fails to keep displayed in a conspicuous place in the operating room in 700 [54 STAT.

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