29 CFR 780.409
§ 780.409 Employment “in connection with the operation or maintenance” is exempt.
United States · 29 CFR — Labor · Status: effective
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- 29 CFR 780.409, § 780.409 Employment “in connection with the operation or maintenance” is exempt, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/126507
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Full text
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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.