Virginia HB 1239: Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1239 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 8, 2020 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 45.1-161.292:5 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements. 
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Patron-- Wilt 

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 45.1-161.292:5 of the Code of Virginia is amended 
 and reenacted as follows:

� 45.1-161.292:5. Persons permitted to work in mines; age 
 requirements.

A. No person under 
 eighteen years of age shall be permitted to work in or around any mine, and in all 
 cases of doubt, the operator, agent or mine foreman shall obtain a birth 
 certificate or other documentary evidence, from the Registrar of Vital 
 Statistics, or other authentic sources as to the age of such person The Department shall conform to the federal Fair 
 Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. � 212, 
 and federal regulations adopted pursuant to that Act with respect to persons 
 under 18 years of age working 
 in or around any mine.

B. No operator, agent or mine foreman shall make a false 
 statement as to the age of any person under eighteen years of age applying for 
 work in or around any mine.