Ch. 741                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)  A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed or
permitted to work, in, about, or in connection with:

(1)  Any employment during the prescribed school day;

(2)  Any manufacturing, mechanical, or processing
occupations or in workrooms or work places where goods are
manufactured or processed;

(3)  The operation, cleaning, or adjusting of any
power-driven machinery, other than office machinery, not used in
the schools or governmental institutions as part of the
vocational training of the students;

(4)  Any scaffolding, construction, brick or
lumberyard, airports, railroads, or boats when engaged in
navigation or commerce, acids, paints, dyes, gases, lye, and
occupations causing dust or gases in injurious quantities, except
in purely office work; or

(5)  Any other occupation which, after investigation
by the Commissioner, is deemed injurious to the health, welfare,
or morals of the minor.

(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a minor who has been
issued a work permit for one of the following reasons:

(1)  The minor has been found to be incapable of
profiting from further education pursuant to § 7-301 of the
Education Article;

(2)  The minor is enrolled in a work-study,
student-learner, or similar program where the employment is an
integral part of the course of study, and the employment is
procured and supervised through the efforts of the school systems
in the various subdivisions;

(3)  The minor is employed in purely office work or
duties performed outside of rooms where goods are manufactured or
processed; or

(4)  After investigation, the minor is issued an
exception by the Commissioner if it has been determined that the
work performed and the area in which it is performed is not
hazardous to the minor.

(c)  A minor under 16 years of age may not be employed or
permitted to work more than:

(1)  Four hours on any day when school is in session;

(2)  Eight hours on any day when school is not in
session;

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