Activities not considered employment; performance prohibited, when

38-614. Activities not considered employment; performance prohibited, when. For the purposes of article 6 of chapter 38 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the following shall not be considered employment: (1) Children employed by their parents in nonhazardous occupations; (2) domestic service; (3) casual labor in or around a private home; (4) delivery or messenger work; (5) delivering or distributing newspapers or shopping news; (6) agricultural, horticultural, livestock or dairying pursuits and employments incident thereto; and (7) except as provided by K.S.A. 38-615 through 38-622, and amendments thereto, children employed as actors, actresses or performers in motion pictures, theatrical, radio or television productions. Such exempt services shall not be performed by a child attending school during hours in which the public school is in session in the district in which such child resides. History: L. 1973, ch. 183, § 5; L. 1982, ch. 183, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 174, § 10; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Farmers and the Law: A Survey of Agricultural Exemptions and Exceptions in State and Federal Law," J. W. Looney, 50 J.B.A.K. 7, 11 (1981). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026