**(a) Restrictions on shipment of goods; prosecution; conviction** No producer, manufacturer, or dealer shall ship or deliver for shipment in commerce any goods produced in an establishment situated in the United States in or about which within thirty days prior to the removal of such goods therefrom any oppressive child labor has been employed: Provided, That any such shipment or delivery for shipment of such goods by a purchaser who acquired them in good faith in reliance on written assurance from the producer, manufacturer, or dealer that the goods were produced in compliance with the requirements of this section, and who acquired such goods for value without notice of any such violation, shall not be deemed prohibited by this subsection: And provided further, That a prosecution and conviction of a defendant for the shipment or delivery for shipment of any goods under the conditions herein prohibited shall be a bar to any further prosecution against the same defendant for shipments or deliveries for shipment of any such goods before the beginning of said prosecution.
**(b) Investigations and inspections** The Secretary of Labor or any of his authorized representatives, shall make all investigations and inspections under [section 211(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section211/a&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the employment of minors, and, subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General, shall bring all actions under [section 217 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section217&num=0&edition=prelim) to enjoin any act or practice which is unlawful by reason of the existence of oppressive child labor, and shall administer all other provisions of this
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**(a) Restrictions on shipment of goods; prosecution; conviction** No producer, manufacturer, or dealer shall ship or deliver for shipment in commerce any goods produced in an establishment situated in the United States in or about which within thirty days prior to the removal of such goods therefrom any oppressive child labor has been employed: Provided, That any such shipment or delivery for shipment of such goods by a purchaser who acquired them in good faith in reliance on written assurance from the producer, manufacturer, or dealer that the goods were produced in compliance with the requirements of this section, and who acquired such goods for value without notice of any such violation, shall not be deemed prohibited by this subsection: And provided further, That a prosecution and conviction of a defendant for the shipment or delivery for shipment of any goods under the conditions herein prohibited shall be a bar to any further prosecution against the same defendant for shipments or deliveries for shipment of any such goods before the beginning of said prosecution.
**(b) Investigations and inspections** The Secretary of Labor or any of his authorized representatives, shall make all investigations and inspections under [section 211(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section211/a&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the employment of minors, and, subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General, shall bring all actions under [section 217 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section217&num=0&edition=prelim) to enjoin any act or practice which is unlawful by reason of the existence of oppressive child labor, and shall administer all other provisions of this chapter relating to oppressive child labor.
**(c) Oppressive child labor** No employer shall employ any oppressive child labor in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce or in any enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce.
**(d) Proof of age** In order to carry out the objectives of this section, the Secretary may by regulation require employers to obtain from any employee proof of age.
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§ 212. Child labor provisions
(a) Restrictions on shipment of goods; prosecu-
tion; conviction
No producer, manufacturer, or dealer shall
ship or deliver for shipment in commerce any
goods produced in an establishment situated in
the United States in or about which within thir-
ty days prior to the removal of such goods there-
from any oppressive child labor has been em-
ployed: Provided, That any such shipment or de-
livery for shipment of such goods by a purchaser
who acquired them in good faith in reliance on
written assurance from the producer, manufac-
turer, or dealer that the goods were produced in
compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion, and who acquired such goods for value
without notice of any such violation, shall not
be deemed prohibited by this subsection: And
provided further, That a prosecution and convic-
tion of a defendant for the shipment or delivery
for shipment of any goods under the conditions
herein prohibited shall be a bar to any further
prosecution against the same defendant for ship-
ments or deliveries for shipment of any such
goods before the beginning of said prosecution.
(b) Investigations and inspections
The Secretary of Labor or any of his author-
ized representatives, shall make all investiga-
tions and inspections under section 211(a) of this
title with respect to the employment of minors,
and, subject to the direction and control of the
Attorney General, shall bring all actions under
section 217 of this title to enjoin any act or
practice which is unlawful by reason of the ex-
istence of oppressive child labor, and shall ad-
minister all other provisions of this chapter re-
lating to oppressive child labor.
(c) Oppressive child labor
No employer shall employ any oppressive child
labor in commerce