Section 3-213 - Prohibited employment. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-213. Prohibited employment.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a minor may not be employed or allowed to work: 

(1) in, about, or in connection with the manufacturing of a hazardous substance; 

(2) in, about, or in connection with: 

(i) a blast furnace; 

(ii) a distillery where an alcoholic beverage is manufactured, bottled, wrapped, or packed; 

(iii) a railroad; 

(iv) an engineer, fireman, or pilot on a vessel that is engaged in commerce; or 

(v) a dock or wharf other than a marina where pleasure vessels are sold or served; or 

(3) in, about, or in connection with: 

(i) the erection or repair of an electrical wire; 

(ii) the cleaning, oiling, or wiping of machinery; or 

(iii) an occupation that is prohibited by law. 

(b)  Minors under 16.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a minor under the age of 16 may not be employed or allowed to work: 

(1) during the school hours set for that minor; 

(2) about or in connection with an acid, dye, gas, lye, or paint; 

(3) at, about, or in connection with: 

(i) an airport; 

(ii) a brickyard; 

(iii) a lumberyard; 

(iv) a workroom or work site where goods are manufactured or processed; 

(v) scaffolding; or 

(vi) a vessel when engaged in navigation or commerce; or 

(4) in, about, or in connection with: 

(i) construction; 

(ii) an occupation that causes dust in an injurious quantity; 

(iii) a manufacturing occupation; 

(iv) a mechanical occupation; 

(v) a processing occupation; or 

(vi) the adjustment, cleaning, or operation of power-driven machinery except: 

1. an office machine; or 

2. machinery used in a school or government institution as part of vocational training. 

(c)  Other occupations.- The Commissioner may prohibit minors being employed in an occupation if: 

(1) after a public hearing, the Commissioner determines that employment in the occupation should be prohibited to minors; 

(2) the Commissioner adopts by reference a determination by the United States Secretary of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that the occupation is hazardous; or 

(3) after investigation, the Commissioner determines that the occupation is injurious to: 

(i) the health or welfare of minors; or 

(ii) the morals of minors under the age of 16 years. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 100, §§ 7, 10, 11; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]