                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 PERSONS PERMITTED TO WORK IN MINES; AGE REQUIREMENTS (§ 45.2-1104)

A. No person under 18 years of age shall be permitted to work in any mine.

B. The Department shall conform to &#xA7; 212 of the federal Fair Labor
Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. &#xA7; 201 et seq., and federal regulations adopted
pursuant to that Act with respect to any person under 18 years of age working
around any mine.

C. No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall make a false statement as to the
age of any person under 18 years of age applying for work in or around any mine.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:5; 2020, c. 804; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
387.