Montana § 41-2-109 - Exemptions From Prohibited Occupations In Agriculture

§ 41-2-109. Exemptions From Prohibited Occupations In Agriculture

Exemptions from prohibited occupations in agriculture. (1) The prohibitions from employment in agricultural operations provided for in 41-2-106 (7) do not apply to the employment of a student-learner who is 14 or 15 years of age if all of the following requirements are met: (a) The student-learner is enrolled in a K-12 career and vocational/technical education training program in agriculture under a recognized state or local educational authority or in a substantially similar program conducted by a private school. (b) The student-learner is employed under a written agreement, providing that: (i) the work is incidental to training; (ii) the work is under the direct and close supervision of a qualified and experienced person; (iii) safety instruction is given by the school and correlated by the employer with on-the-job training; and (iv) a schedule of organized and progressive work processes to be performed on the job has been prepared. (c) The written agreement contains the name of the student-learner and is signed by the employer and by a person authorized to represent the educational authority or school. (d) Copies of each agreement are kept on file both by the educational authority or school and by the employer. (2) The prohibitions in 41-2-106 (7) do not apply to the employment of a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age in those occupations in which the minor has successfully completed a work training program, including safety instruction and training in the use of machinery, under the 4-H program of the federal extension service, a program of the United States department of education, or a similar program if the safety program has been approved by the department and if the minor is employed outside school hours on the equipment for which the minor has been trained.