Arkansas § 11-6-113 Professional baseball work as batboy or batgirl permitted

Arkansas Statutes

§ 11-6-113 — Professional baseball work as batboy or batgirl permitted

Arkansas § 11-6-113

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Ark. Code Ann. § 11-6-113 (2026).

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(a)The purpose of this section is to provide children with an opportunity to develop business interests related to professional baseball and to promote in them a spirit of thrift and industry by encouragement of their engagement in a particular situation when the child, parent, and community will be benefited and which tends to prevent juvenile delinquency.

(b)(1) A minor may be employed or may enter into contracts, upon written approval of the parent or guardian of the minor, to serve as and perform the duties of a batboy or batgirl for a professional baseball club, during the school term, or during vacation, if the child is attending school as required by law and does not engage in the employment or activity except at times when his or her presence is not required at school.

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(a) The purpose of this section is to provide children with an opportunity to develop business interests related to professional baseball and to promote in them a spirit of thrift and industry by encouragement of their engagement in a particular situation when the child, parent, and community will be benefited and which tends to prevent juvenile delinquency. (b) (1) A minor may be employed or may enter into contracts, upon written approval of the parent or guardian of the minor, to serve as and perform the duties of a batboy or batgirl for a professional baseball club, during the school term, or during vacation, if the child is attending school as required by law and does not engage in the employment or activity except at times when his or her presence is not required at school. (2) The provisions of §§ 11-6-101 - 11-6-112 , with respect to child labor, shall not be applicable with respect to the contract or employment as authorized in this section. (c) The provisions of this section shall be applicable only where the provision is made by the employer or professional baseball club to provide insurance or indemnity for injury to or death of the minor arising out of bodily injury caused by an accident when the accident hazard arises while the minor is on the business of the employer or performing the activities set out in the contract. (d) No child shall be employed or permitted to work pursuant to the provisions of this section for more than ten (10) hours in any day or after 11:00 p.m. on nights preceding school days or after 1:00 a.m. on nights preceding nonschool days.