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29 CFR §780.604

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The general requirements for exemption under section 13(b)(13) are as follows:
  1. (a)Employment of the employee “primarily” in agriculture in the particular workweek.
  2. (b)This primary employment by a farmer.
  3. (c)Engagement by the farmer in raising livestock.
  4. (d)Engagement by the farmer in livestock auction operations “as an adjunct to” the raising of livestock.
  5. (e)Payment of the minimum wage required by section 6(a)(1) of the Act for all hours spent in livestock auction work by the employee.