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Working Under Sixteen

RSA 276-A:4 — no hazardous work, and a certificate under 16

No youth may be employed in a hazardous occupation, except in an approved apprenticeship, vocational rehabilitation or training program.

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No youth under 16 may be employed without a certificate, except for their parents, grandparents or guardian, and in the other work the chapter defines.

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  1. RSA 276-A:4 — Prohibitions

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