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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 29

Labor

Chapter V

Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

Part 780

Exemptions Applicable to Agriculture, Processing of Agricultural Commodities, and Related Subjects Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Subpart E

Employment in Agriculture or Irrigation That Is Exempted From the Overtime Pay Requirements Under Section 13(b)(12)

• Section Number: 780.409
• Section Name: Employment ``in connection with the operation or maintenance'' is exempt.

    The irrigation exemption provided by section 13(b)(12) applies to 
``any employee employed * * * in connection with the operation or 
maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways'' of an 
irrigation system which qualifies for the exemption. The employee, to be 
exempt, must be employed ``in connection with the operation or 
maintenance'' of the named facilities; other employees of the irrigation 
system, not employed in connection with the named activities, are not 
exempt. The exemption may apply to employees engaged in insect, rodent, 
and weed control along the canals and waterways of the irrigation 
system.