Section 3-213 - Prohibited employment.
§ 3-213. Prohibited employment.
(a) In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a minor may not be employed or allowed to work:
(1) in, about, or in connection with the manufacturing of a hazardous substance;
(2) in, about, or in connection with:
(i) a blast furnace;
(ii) a distillery where an alcoholic beverage is manufactured, bottled, wrapped, or packed;
(iii) a railroad;
(iv) an engineer, fireman, or pilot on a vessel that is engaged in commerce; or
(v) a dock or wharf other than a marina where pleasure vessels are sold or served; or
(3) in, about, or in connection with:
(i) the erection or repair of an electrical wire;
(ii) the cleaning, oiling, or wiping of machinery; or
(iii) an occupation that is prohibited by law.
(b) Minors under 16.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a minor under the age of 16 may not be employed or allowed to work:
(1) during the school hours set for that minor;
(2) about or in connection with an acid, dye, gas, lye, or paint;
(3) at, about, or in connection with:
(i) an airport;
(ii) a brickyard;
(iii) a lumberyard;
(iv) a workroom or work site where goods are manufactured or processed;
(v) scaffolding; or
(vi) a vessel when engaged in navigation or commerce; or
(4) in, about, or in connection with:
(i) construction;
(ii) an occupation that causes dust in an injurious quantity;
(iii) a manufacturing occupation;
(iv) a mechanical occupation;
(v) a processing occupation; or
(vi) the adjustment, cleaning, or operation of power-driven machinery except:
1. an office machine; or
2. machinery used in a school or government institution as part of vocational training.
(c) Other occupations.- The Commissioner may prohibit minors being employed in an occupation if:
(1) after a public hearing, the Commissioner determines that employment in the occupation should be prohibited to minors;
(2) the Commissioner adopts by reference a determination by the United States Secretary of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that the occupation is hazardous; or
(3) after investigation, the Commissioner determines that the occupation is injurious to:
(i) the health or welfare of minors; or
(ii) the morals of minors under the age of 16 years.
[An. Code 1957, art. 100, §§ 7, 10, 11; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]