(a) In adopting §817.21 of this title (relating to Limitations on the Employment of 14 and 15 Year Old Children) and §817.23 of this title (relating to Limitations on the Employment of 16 and 17 Year Old Children), the Commission intends for the federal child labor laws to govern the employment of children in Texas, unless a provision of this chapter or Texas Labor Code, Chapter 51, clearly indicates otherwise. The Commission so intends only to the extent the federal laws are consistent with Texas Labor Code, Chapter 51.
(b) In adopting §817.24 of this title (relating to Limitations on the Employment of Children to Solicit), the Commission recognizes and hereby implements the legislative intent of Texas Labor Code §51.0145 to apply to the employment of children to sell or solicit products or services usually in a door-to-door manner, but which occasionally takes other forms, such as in parking lots or other common areas. The activity that is the subject of this regulation has been variously labeled over the years as candy sales, door-to-door sales, youth peddling, traveling youth crews, and other names. The activity usually involves one or more recruiters or drivers and at least one product supplier. The operation may involve taking children from lower income neighborhoods to sell in higher income neighborhoods, using a name and presentation that suggests the activity is aimed primarily at keeping the children out of gangs and off drugs.

Source Note: The provisions of this §817.4 adopted to be effective January 12, 1998, 23 TexReg 150; amended to be effective April 22, 1999, 24 TexReg 3111; amended to be effective November 18, 1999, 24 TexReg 10140