38-616. Same; infants, requirements; violations, penalty. - Kansas Statutes

38-616

Chapter 38.--MINORS Article 6.--CHILD LABOR

      38-616.   Same; infants, requirements; violations,penalty.(a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed onany motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon whois board-certified in pediatrics provides written certification that the infantis at least 15 days old and, in the physician's medical opinion, the infant wascarried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable ofhandling the stress of filmmaking and the infant's lungs, eyes, heart andimmune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.

      (b)   Any parent, guardian or employer of a minor child and any officer oragent of an employer of a minor child, who directly or indirectlyviolates subsection (a) or who causes or permits a violation of subsection(a), with respect to that minor child, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

      History:   L. 2000, ch. 174, § 2; July 1.