(a) The following occupations are permissible for the employment of children fourteen (14) and fifteen (15) years of age, provided there is compliance with the hour restrictions provided in 11 CAR § 12-501:
- (1) Office and clerical work, including the operation of office machines;
- (2) Cashiering, selling, modeling, art work, work in advertising departments, window trimming, and comparative shopping;
- (3) Price marking and tagging by hand or by machine, assembling orders, packing, and shelving;
- (4) Bagging and carrying out customers' orders;
(5) Errand and delivery work by:
- (A) Foot;
- (B) Bicycle; and
- (C) Public transportation;
- (6) Clean-up work, including the use of vacuum cleaners and floor waxers, and maintenance of grounds, but not including the use of power-driven mowers or cutters;
(7) Except for cooking, baking, and food preparation as provided by subdivisions (b)(5) and (9) of this section, kitchen work and other work involved in preparing and serving food and beverages, including the operation of machines and devices used in the performance of such work, such as but not limited to:
- (A) Dishwashers;
- (B) Toasters;
- (C) Dumbwaiters;
- (D) Popcorn poppers;
- (E) Milk shake blenders; and
- (F) Coffee grinders;
(8) Work in connection with cars and trucks if confined to the following:
- (A) Dispensing gasoline and oil;
- (B) Courtesy service;
- (C) Car cleaning, washing, and polishing; and
- (D) Other occupations permitted by this subsection, but not including work involving the use of pits, racks, or lifting apparatus, or involving the inflation of any tire mounted on a rim equipped with a removable retaining ring; and
- (9) Cleaning vegetables and fruits, and wrapping, sealing, labeling, weighing, pricing, and stocking goods when performed in areas physically separate from those where the work described in subdivision (b)(7) of this section is performed.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not be construed to permit the application of this section to any of the following occupations in retail, food service, and gasoline service establishments:
- (1) All occupations listed in 11 CAR § 12-301 except occupations involving processing, operation of machines, and work in rooms where processing the manufacturing takes place which are permitted by subsection (a) of this section;
- (2) Work performed in or about boiler or engine rooms;
- (3) Work in connection with maintenance or repair of the establishment, machines, or equipment;
- (4) Outside window washing that involves working from windowsills, and all work requiring the use of ladders, scaffolds, or their substitutes;
- (5) Cooking (except at soda fountains, lunch counters, snack bars, or cafeteria service counters) and baking;
(6) Occupations which involve operating, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, oiling, or repairing power-driven:
- (A) Food slicers and grinders;
- (B) Food choppers and cutters; and
- (C) Bakery-type mixers;
- (7) Work in freezers and meat coolers and all work in the preparation of meats for sale except as described in subdivision (a)(9) of this section;
(8) Loading and unloading goods to and from:
- (A) Trucks;
- (B) Railroad cars; or
- (C) Conveyors; and
- (9) All occupations in warehouses except office and clerical work.
- (c) This section shall not prohibit the employment of a child below the age of sixteen (16) by his or her parent or guardian in an occupation owned or controlled by such parent or guardian.