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title: O.C.G.A. § 39-2-6. Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally — Sale or delivery of newspapers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 39-2-6. Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally — Sale or delivery of newspapers.

Minors under 16 years of age may be employed to sell or deliver newspapers in residential areas between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. but shall not be employed to sell or deliver newspapers between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., provided that such employment shall not be for a longer time than is provided in Code Section 39-2-7 and shall not be performed during school hours.

## History

Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 39.