1. (a) A person may not begin the employment of a child to solicit as defined in Texas Labor Code §51.0145 and as described in §817.4(b) of this chapter, until the Agency's Wage and Hour Department has received:

   1. (1) a copy of the signed Parental Consent Form approved by the Agency; and
   2. (2) the information required by statute to be provided to the individual who gives consent.
2. (b) A copy of the Parental Consent Form may be obtained from the Agency's Wage and Hour Department.
3. (c) A person employing a child under Texas Labor Code §51.0145 shall limit each solicitation trip to within a radius of no greater than thirty miles from the child's home, unless the parent or other person identified in Texas Labor Code §51.0145(c)(1) signs a Parental Consent Form in advance of the solicitation trip specifically approving a greater distance.

Source Note:The provisions of this §817.24 adopted to be effective November 18, 1999, 24 TexReg 10140; amended to be effective December 30, 2024, 49 TexReg 10662.