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# O.C.G.A. § 31-1-9. Breastfeeding of baby.

The breastfeeding 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 breastfeed 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; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 31(3)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Cross References

Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act, § 33-24-58 et seq.

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).

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “breastfeeding” for “breast-feeding” and “breastfeed” for “breast-feed” in this Code section.