O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-1-9 (2019)

Breast-feeding of baby

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The breast-feeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture which should be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health. A mother may breast-feed her baby in any location where the mother and baby are otherwise authorized to be.

History

Code 1981, § 31-1-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 464, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1139, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act, § 33-24-58. Employer obligation to provide time for

women to express breast milk for infant child, § 34-1-6.

Law reviews. - For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 209 (2002).