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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

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 F

Employment or Agricultural Employees in Processing Shade- Grown Tobacco; Exemption From Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Requirements Under Section 13(a)(14)

• Section Number: 780.518
• Section Name: Exempt processing operations.

    The processing operations under section 13(a)(14) include, but are 
not limited to, ``drying, curing, fermenting, bulking, rebulking, 
sorting, grading, aging, and baling'' of the shade-grown tobacco. As 
previously noted, these operations are exempt only if performed on 
shade-grown tobacco prior to the stemming process to prepare the tobacco 
for use as cigar wrapper tobacco.