{"data":{"id":"us-nm/50-4-31","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"50-4-31","heading":"Minimum length of hoe handles.","body":"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.\nB. 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.\nC. This section does not apply to an employer engaged in the operation of a greenhouse or nursery.","path":["Chapter 50 - Employment Law","ARTICLE 4 Labor Conditions; Payment of Wages"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18553/index.do","current_through":"2024-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"5f800dda9e51a84ac3a7b14cbc8e1b7b75956799a516f675c608559b6a6c4bec","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/50-4-30","next":"us-nm/50-4-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}