No minor between 14 and 16 in North Dakota may be employed in any occupation except farm labor or domestic service unless: (1) the minor is working for or under the direct supervision of the minor's parent, grandparent or guardian; (2) the minor has graduated from high school or is exempt from compulsory school attendance; or (3) the minor has an employment certificate signed by the minor's parent or guardian in accordance with the law.
No minor 14 or 15 years of age may be employed or permitted to work at any occupation, except in domestic services and at farm labor, before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., except that the hours allowed are 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day, and not more than 40 hours during non-school weeks or more than eight hours on non-school days. A school week is any week Sunday through Saturday in which a youth is required to be in attendance, for any period of time, four or more days. The hour limitations do not apply to minors who are not attending school because they are excepted from compulsory school attendance by North Dakota law.
An employment certificate must be in writing and must be issued by the minor's parent or guardian. The parent or guardian who certifies, or rejects, the employment certificate must file a completed copy with the Department of Labor, the employer, the principal of the school that the minor attends, or a principal in the municipality in which the minor resides, within 10 days of certification or rejection. No employment certificate is required for any minor then in, or who is about to enter, the minor's own employment or the employment of a firm, corporation, or limited liability company of which the minor is a member, officer, or manager. The Commissioner of Labor will make the certificates of employment available.