# Operating power-driven equipment including lawn mowers, weedeaters, cars, trucks and golf carts (youths under 16) — Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)

For Operating power-driven equipment including lawn mowers, weedeaters, cars, trucks and golf carts (youths under 16), jurisdiction is North Carolina; rule is Enforcement position of the North Carolina Department of Labor Wage and Hour Bureau on driving a motor vehicle as part of employment; regulatory text is The prohibition of the operation of power driven equipment by youths under the age of 16 includes, but is not limited to, lawn mowers (both push and rider), weedeaters, cars, trucks, and golf carts (both electric and gas powered), recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **occupation order:** Operating power-driven equipment including lawn mowers, weedeaters, cars, trucks and golf carts (youths under 16) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **jurisdiction:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **rule:** Enforcement position of the North Carolina Department of Labor Wage and Hour Bureau on driving a motor vehicle as part of employment _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **regulatory text:** The prohibition of the operation of power driven equipment by youths under the age of 16 includes, but is not limited to, lawn mowers (both push and rider), weedeaters, cars, trucks, and golf carts (both electric and gas powered) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The prohibition of the operation of power driven equipment by youths under the age of 16 includes, but is not limited to, lawn mowers (both push and rider), weedeaters, cars, trucks, and golf carts (both electric and gas powered).

## Source

- https://www.labor.nc.gov/workplace-rights/youth-employment-rules/youth-employment-position-driving-private-property

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2027-08-28.
Part of [Federal Hazardous Occupations Orders for Minors (29 CFR Part 570)](https://referencesource.org/federal-child-labor-hazardous-occupations/).