No child under the age of eighteen years shall be employed or permitted to labor in any mine or quarry underground or at or about any place where explosives are used. However, children under the age of eighteen years but not under the age of fourteen years may be employed to separate mica if blasting is done during periods when there is nobody working, and the mica is subsequently removed from the blasting area to another site for operation.
History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 80-111; 1941 Comp., § 57-506; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-6; Laws 1973, ch. 115, § 5.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 43 C.J.S. Infants § 99.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - Employment of Children
Section 50-6-1 - Children under fourteen; employment prohibited.
Section 50-6-1.1 - Short title.
Section 50-6-2 - Work permit for children fourteen to sixteen.
Section 50-6-3 - Maximum hours for children fourteen to sixteen.
Section 50-6-4 - Prohibited occupations for children under sixteen; exceptions.
Section 50-6-5 - Prohibited occupations for children under eighteen.
Section 50-6-8 - Renewal of work permits.
Section 50-6-9 - Employer's records; form of permits.
Section 50-6-13 - District court jurisdiction.
Section 50-6-14 - State child labor inspector; appointment; direction; qualifications.
Section 50-6-18 - Children working in the performing arts.
Section 50-6-19 - Children employed in the performing arts; trust account; requirements.