A person intending to use a hot spring for public bathing or drinking must apply to the prefectural governor and obtain the permission pursuant to the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of the Environment.
温泉を公共の浴用又は飲用に供しようとする者は、環境省令で定めるところにより、都道府県知事に申請してその許可を受けなければならない。
A person that falls under any of the following items may not obtain the permission referred to in the preceding paragraph:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、前項の許可を受けることができない。
a person that has been sentenced to a fine or a more severe punishment pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and two years have not elapsed since the day the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement;
この法律の規定により罰金以上の刑に処せられ、その執行を終わり、又はその執行を受けることがなくなつた日から二年を経過しない者
a person whose permission referred to in the preceding paragraph has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to items (iii) and (iv)), and two years have not elapsed since the date of revocation; or
a corporation, any of whose officers fall under any of the preceding two items.
法人であつて、その役員のうちに前二号のいずれかに該当する者があるもの
When a prefectural governor finds that the composition of a hot spring is harmful to health, the governor may refuse to grant the permission referred to in paragraph (1).
The provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the permission referred to in paragraph (1). In this case, the term "for the protection of hot springs, the prevention of disasters caused by flammable natural gas, and other matters in public interest" in paragraph (3) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "for public health".