[M T]

The overtime provision of this section does not apply to:
A. Automobile mechanics, automobile parts clerks, automobile service writers and automobile salespersons as defined in section 663. 
...
F. The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of:
(1) Agricultural produce;
(2) Meat and fish products; and
(3) Perishable foods.

Given that there is only a single conjunction, isn't the grammatical meaning of this phrase well defined?

If "or distribution" was meant to describe another kind of packing then this would be a list without any conjunction to separate the last item of the list.

While I generally agree with CTCard's logic, why in the world does clause A use "and", while clause F use "or" ???  To me, that undercuts CTCard's argument and makes the ruling of ambiguity more palatable.  ("...does not apply to ... A, B and C  ... D, E, or F")

[M T]

The overtime provision of this section does not apply to:
A. Automobile mechanics, automobile parts clerks, automobile service writers and automobile salespersons as defined in section 663. 
...
F. The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of:
(1) Agricultural produce;
(2) Meat and fish products; and
(3) Perishable foods.

Given that there is only a single conjunction, isn't the grammatical meaning of this phrase well defined?

If "or distribution" was meant to describe another kind of packing then this would be a list without any conjunction to separate the last item of the list.

While I generally agree with CTCard's logic, why in the world does clause A use "and", while clause F use "or" ???  To me, that undercuts CTCard's argument and makes the ruling of ambiguity more palatable.  ("...does not apply to ... A, B and C  ... D, E, or F")