# Mont. Code Ann. § 41-2-107: 41-2-107 Prohibited employment of minors who are 16 and 17 years of age

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 41-2-107
- **Heading:** 41-2-107 Prohibited employment of minors who are 16 and 17 years of age
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 41 / Chapter 2 / Part 1 / Section 41-2-107

## Text

41-2-107 . Prohibited employment of minors who are 16 and 17 years of age. Unless working as an apprentice, student-learner, or student-employee under the provisions of 41-2-110 , a minor 16 or 17 years of age may not be employed in or in connection with any of the following occupations:

(1) manufacturing or storing explosives or articles containing explosive components;

(2) logging and the operation of a sawmill, lath mill, or shingle mill;

(3) the operation of power-driven woodworking machines;

(4) an occupation involving exposure to a radioactive substance or ionizing radiation;

(5) the operation of a freight elevator, except for a freight elevator permitted for use under the child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, or other power-driven hoisting apparatus;

(6) the operation of a power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing machine;

(7) a mining occupation;

(8) slaughtering, meatpacking, meat processing, or rendering;

(9) the operation of a power-driven bakery machine;

(10) the operation of a power-driven paper products machine;

(11) the manufacture of brick, tile, or similar products;

(12) the operation of a circular saw, bandsaw, or guillotine shears;

(13) a wrecking or demolition operation;

(14) an excavation operation;

(15) a roofing operation;

(16) riding outside a motor vehicle to assist in transporting or delivering goods; and

(17) a coal mining operation.

## Nearby sections

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