Section 212-D. Field sanitation for farm hand workers, farm field workers and farm food processing workers  


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  • 1.  Every  grower  or  processor  who
      employs  or uses paid farm hand workers, farm field workers or farm food
      processing workers, whether or not he or she uses the services of a farm
      labor contractor, shall, at his or her  own  expense,  provide  or  make
      available  to  such workers toilet and handwashing facilities, including
      transportation to such facilities.
        2. Where five or more paid farm handworkers,  farm  field  workers  or
      farm  food  processing  workers are employed in one location at the same
      time, at least one toilet and handwashing facility shall be provided  at
      such  location  for every twenty workers or fraction thereof. Toilet and
      handwashing units shall be located together. Such  facilities  shall  be
      located  within  a one-quarter mile walk of most hand-laborers or at the
      closest point that may be accessible by motor vehicle.
        3. Where more than twenty paid farm hand workers, farm  field  workers
      or farm food processing workers are employed in one location at the same
      time  and  fifty  or  more percent of such workers are women, one toilet
      shall be designated with  appropriate  signs  for  men  and  one  toilet
      designated  with  appropriate  signs  for  women. Toilet and handwashing
      units shall be located together. Such facilities shall be located within
      a one-quarter mile walk of most hand-laborers.
        4. When compliance with the provisions of subdivisions  one,  two  and
      three  of this section is not practicable because of physical or terrain
      conditions, such toilet and handwashing facilities shall be  located  at
      the closest point that may be accessible by motor vehicle.
        5. Any violation of this section, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by
      a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand
      dollars,  or  up  to  thirty  days  imprisonment,  or both such fine and
      imprisonment. Any second or subsequent offense shall  be  a  misdemeanor
      punishable  by  a  fine  of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more
      than three thousand dollars, or up to sixty days imprisonment,  or  both
      such fine and imprisonment.