Montana Code 41-2-107. Prohibited employment of minors who are 16 and 17 years of age
41-2-107. Prohibited employment of minors who are 16 and 17 years of age. Unless working as an apprentice, student-learner, or student-employee under the provisions of 41-2-110, a minor 16 or 17 years of age may not be employed in or in connection with any of the following occupations:
Terms Used In Montana Code 41-2-107
- employment: means an occupation engaged in, permitted, or suffered, with or without compensation in money or other valuable consideration, whether paid to the minor or to some other person, including but not limited to occupations as servant, agent, subagent, or independent contractor. See Montana Code 41-2-103
- Minor: means an individual under 18 years of age, except for an individual who:
(a)has received a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma;
(b)is 16 years of age or older and is enrolled in a registered state or federal apprenticeship program; or
(c)is 16 years of age or older and is a student-employee under the direct and close supervision of a qualified and experienced person with experience in the occupation in which the minor is employed as provided in 41-2-110. See Montana Code 41-2-103
- Occupation: means :
(a)an occupation, service, trade, business, or industry in which employees are employed;
(b)any branch or group of industries in which employees are employed; or
(c)any employment or class of employment in which employees are employed. See Montana Code 41-2-103
(1)manufacturing or storing explosives or articles containing explosive components;
(2)logging and the operation of a sawmill, lath mill, or shingle mill;
(3)the operation of power-driven woodworking machines;
(4)an occupation involving exposure to a radioactive substance or ionizing radiation;
(5)the operation of a freight elevator, except for a freight elevator permitted for use under the child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, or other power-driven hoisting apparatus;
(6)the operation of a power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing machine;
(7)a mining occupation;
(8)slaughtering, meatpacking, meat processing, or rendering;
(9)the operation of a power-driven bakery machine;
(10)the operation of a power-driven paper products machine;
(11)the manufacture of brick, tile, or similar products;
(12)the operation of a circular saw, bandsaw, or guillotine shears;
(13)a wrecking or demolition operation;
(14)an excavation operation;
(15)a roofing operation;
(16)riding outside a motor vehicle to assist in transporting or delivering goods; and
(17)a coal mining operation.