A Current Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation in the U.S.

SUMMARY OF ENACTED BREASTFEEDING LEGISLATION

ARKANSAS

Arkansas enacted legislation regarding breastfeeding in public in 2007. One provision exempts breastfeeding in public from the indecent exposure law. The other states that a woman "may" breastfeed a child in any public place or "where other individuals are present."

Ark. Code §5-14-112 Indecent Exposure

(c) A woman is not in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in a public place or any place where other individuals are present.

2007, No. 38, § 1; No. 680, § 1.

20-27-2001. Breastfeeding in public.

A woman may breastfeed a child in a public place or any place where other individuals are present.

History. Acts 2007, No. 680, § 2.

Last updated November 26, 2007 by jlm.

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