Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-71
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Restrictions on employment of children under sixteen
Official statutory text
No child under the age of sixteen (16) shall be permitted to
work in any occupation or in any establishment other than those
occupations permitted by the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938", as
amended, 29 U.S.C., Sections 201 through 219, and any regulations
related thereto.
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor upon
investigation by himself or the agents of his department, or upon
the complaint of the Board of Health, to determine what occupations
are injurious to health or morals or especially hazardous to life or
limb, and to notify employers in such occupations of his decision,
which decision shall be final until such occupations shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 201
defined by law or by final judgment in a court of competent
jurisdiction as safe for health, morals, life or limb.
work in any occupation or in any establishment other than those
occupations permitted by the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938", as
amended, 29 U.S.C., Sections 201 through 219, and any regulations
related thereto.
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor upon
investigation by himself or the agents of his department, or upon
the complaint of the Board of Health, to determine what occupations
are injurious to health or morals or especially hazardous to life or
limb, and to notify employers in such occupations of his decision,
which decision shall be final until such occupations shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 201
defined by law or by final judgment in a court of competent
jurisdiction as safe for health, morals, life or limb.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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