45.1-161.11 - Persons not permitted to work in mines. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.11. Persons not permitted to work in mines.

A. No person under eighteen years of age shall be permitted to work in oraround any mine, and in all cases of doubt, the operator, agent or mineforeman shall obtain a birth certificate or other documentary evidence, fromthe Registrar of Vital Statistics, or other authentic sources as to the ageof such person.

B. No operator, agent or mine foreman shall make a false statement as to theage of any person under eighteen years of age applying for work in or aroundany mine.

(Code 1950, § 45-16; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-32; 1972, c. 154;1994, c. 28.)