Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors
NRS 609.221 - Prohibition by Labor Commissioner of employment of children under age of 16 years in certain sales activities.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations prohibiting the employment of a child under the age of 16 years in connection with the solicitation for sale or selling of any product, good or service at any time or place or in any manner the Labor Commissioner determines to be dangerous to the health or welfare of such a child.
2. The Labor Commissioner shall not prohibit the employment of a child under the age of 16 years in connection with the solicitation for sale or selling of:
(a) Any product, good or service in a county whose population is less than 100,000; or
(b) Any agricultural product at a fixed location directly to consumers and not for resale.
This subsection does not authorize the employment of a child in violation of a specific statute.
3. No child under the age of 16 years may be employed, permitted or required to work in any capacity, including, without limitation, as an independent contractor, in connection with the solicitation for sale or selling of any product, good or service at any time or place or in any manner prohibited by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 964)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors

NRS 609.185 - "Motion picture" defined.

NRS 609.190 - Employing or permitting child under 16 years of age to work in certain occupations prohibited.

NRS 609.200 - Determination by Labor Commissioner that certain employment dangerous or injurious to children under 16 years of age.

NRS 609.210 - Employing or exhibiting minor in certain injurious, immoral or dangerous activities: Criminal penalty.

NRS 609.221 - Prohibition by Labor Commissioner of employment of children under age of 16 years in certain sales activities.

NRS 609.230 - Employing or permitting minor to work as messenger: Limitations.

NRS 609.240 - Maximum hours of employment of child under 16 years of age.

NRS 609.245 - Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful without written permission of district judge or designee.

NRS 609.250 - Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful when school in session; exceptions.

NRS 609.260 - Superintendent of public instruction and attendance officer may demand proof of age of employed minor.

NRS 609.400 - Definitions.

NRS 609.410 - "Contract" defined.

NRS 609.420 - "Court" defined.

NRS 609.430 - "Interested party" defined.

NRS 609.440 - "Minor" defined.

NRS 609.450 - "Net earnings" defined.

NRS 609.460 - "Petition" defined.

NRS 609.470 - "Petitioner" defined.

NRS 609.500 - Petition for approval of contract: Filing; contents; attachments; refiling.

NRS 609.510 - Petition for approval of contract: Hearing; scope of evidence.

NRS 609.520 - Petition for approval of contract: Grounds for granting or denying petition; issuance of order granting or denying petition; effect of order.

NRS 609.530 - Appointment of special guardian if court grants petition; special guardian to hold certain net earnings of minor; expiration of special guardian’s role.

NRS 609.540 - Certain amount of net earnings to be set aside for minor; modification of amount to be set aside; disposition, upon termination of contract, of amount set aside.

NRS 609.550 - Limitation on minor’s ability to dispute validity of contract approved by court.

NRS 609.560 - Finality of courts’ rulings concerning contract.

NRS 609.570 - Limitation on effect of NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive.

NRS 609.650 - Criminal penalty.

NRS 609.652 - Administrative penalty.