W. Va. Code § 21-6-1

Employment of children under fourteen.

Except as permitted and authorized by the provisions of this article, a child under fourteen years of age shall only be employed or permitted to work the following jobs: (1) Agriculture and horticulture activities which have not been declared hazardous by the secretary of the United States department of labor;

  1. (2) Domestic services within the residence of the employer;
  2. (3) Work for parents or legal guardian in their solely owned business, except those jobs set out in section two of this article;
  3. (4) As actors or performers in motion pictures, theatrical, radio or television productions; and
  4. (5) Newspaper delivery.
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