New Mexico § 50-4-31 Minimum length of hoe handles

New Mexico Statutes

§ 50-4-31 — Minimum length of hoe handles

New Mexico·Ch. 50 Employment Law·Art. 4 Labor Conditions; Payment of Wages

A.An employer of agricultural laborers shall not require an employee to use a hoe that has a handle shorter than four feet while performing agricultural labor that includes weeding, thinning or hot-capping in a stooped, kneeling or squatting position for a commercial farming operation.

B.An employer who violates Subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.

C.This section does not apply to an employer engaged in the operation of a greenhouse or nursery.

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A. An employer of agricultural laborers shall not require an employee to use a hoe that has a handle shorter than four feet while performing agricultural labor that includes weeding, thinning or hot-capping in a stooped, kneeling or squatting position for a commercial farming operation. B. An employer who violates Subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. C. This section does not apply to an employer engaged in the operation of a greenhouse or nursery.

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