2015 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health And Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health And Safety
Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides
Subchapter 3 - Pesticides and Chemicals Safe for Children Hand-Harvesting Crops
§ 20-20-303 - Hand-harvesting by children.
Children twelve (12) years of age and older may be employed to hand-harvest short-season crops, provided that:
(1) School is not in session;
(2) Written parental consent has been obtained by the employer;
(3) An employment certificate has been obtained from the Director of the Department of Labor pursuant to § 11-6-109;
(4) No pesticide or other agricultural chemical has been used on the crop except those approved by the Department of Health pursuant to § 20-20-301; and
(5) Any pesticide or other agricultural chemical used on the crop has been applied and utilized in compliance with the worker protection standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the department.
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