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The Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Employment Relations Division, Labor Standards Bureau, Wage and Hour Unit administers the child labor laws.
Work age
Youths must be:
Work hours
Youths 14 or older may work:
Montana has no work restrictions for youth 16 and older.
Contact
Montana Labor Standards Bureau
Regulations
The Montana Child Labor Law is found at Title 41, Chapter 2 of the Montana Code Annotated.
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The Department of Labor is the sole federal agency that monitors child labor and enforces child labor laws. Enforcement of the Fair Labor Standard Act's child labor provisions is handled by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department’s Employment Standards Administration.
Regulations
U.S. child labor regulations can be found in CFR 29:
Part 570 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation
Part 575 Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors In Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops
Part 579 Child Labor Violations – Civil Money Penalties