Subpart A of this part 780, this subpart B and subparts C, D, and E
of this part together constitute the official interpretative bulletin of
the Department of Labor with respect to the meaning and application of
sections 3(f), 13(a)(6), and 13(b)(12) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938, as amended. Section 3(f) defines ``agriculture'' as the term is
used in the Act. Section 13(a)(6) provides exemption from the
minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Act for certain
employees employed in ``agriculture,'' as so defined. Section 13(b)(12)
provides an overtime exemption for any employee employed in agriculture.
As appears more fully in subpart A of this part 780, interpretations in
this bulletin with respect to the provisions of the Act discussed are
official interpretations upon which reliance may be placed and which
will guide the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator in the
performance of their duties under the Act.
