No child under fourteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to labor at any gainful occupation unless otherwise provided for in the Child Labor Act [Chapter 50, Article 6 NMSA 1978].
§ 50-6-1 NMSA 1978
Children under fourteen; employment prohibited
Known as the Child Labor Act
The act spans §§ 50-6-1 to 50-6-9 (20 sections).
Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 80-106; 1941 Comp., § 57-501; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-1; Laws 1973, ch. 115, § 1; 2007, ch. 257, § 4.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.