Florida Statute 383.15 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 383
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE

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F.S. 383.015

383.015 Breastfeeding.—The breastfeeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture which must be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health and family values, and in furtherance of this goal:

(1) A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother’s breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding.

(2) A facility lawfully providing maternity services or newborn infant care may use the designation “baby-friendly” if it establishes a breastfeeding policy in accordance with s. 383.016.

History.—s. 1, ch. 93-4; s. 2, ch. 94-217.

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Lady J. Lingerie, Inc. v. City of Jacksonville

973 F. Supp. 1428, 1997 WL 533569

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 26, 1997 | Docket: 1239493

Cited 14 times | Published

303; and Plaintiffs' claims under Fla. Stat. § 383.015 and Chapter 800. See Doc. No. 60. [5] Additional