16VAC15-40-40. Hours of work in agricultural employment.
A. No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any occupation on farms, in gardens or in orchards during the hours that school is in session, except as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. No hours of work restrictions shall apply to a minor employed by his parent or a person standing in place of his parent on farms, in gardens or in orchards owned or operated by such parent or person.
C. No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work on farms, in gardens or in orchards for more than five hours continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a lunch period, and no period of less than 30 minutes shall be deemed to interrupt a continuous period of work.
Statutory Authority
§§ 40.1-6(3) and 40.1-80.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR425-01-80 § 4, eff. July 17, 1991.