P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 432
No minor under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in Puerto Rico in, or in connection with, any gainful occupation; Provided, That minors between fourteen (14) and less than sixteen (16) years of age may be employed outside class hours and during school vacations, but not in any occupation somehow prohibited by §§ 431—443a and 446—456 or by an order or regulation made hereunder; Provided, further, That minors between fourteen (14) and less than sixteen (16) years of age may be employed outside class hours and during school vacations in agricultural tasks, or as peddlers.
No minor under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in, or in connection with, any gainful occupation during the period of time in which public schools in Puerto Rico are in session.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources is hereby authorized to grant permits for the employment of minors between fourteen (14) and sixteen (16) years of age in any gainful occupation, even during the period in which the public schools in Puerto Rico are in session, whenever, upon previous investigation for the purpose, the Secretary of Education shall determine that it is not possible to have the minor attend school and the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources shall determine that the minor’s employment in the occupation involved is not detrimental to his life, health or welfare. In those cases, the employment of the minor shall be subject to the restrictions and conditions that the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may impose in the permit.
History —May 12, 1942, No. 230, p. 1298, § 2; June 15, 1959, No. 39, p. 103, § 1; June 9, 1961, No. 26, p. 58, § 1.