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

SUMMARY OF ENACTED BREASTFEEDING LEGISLATION

MICHIGAN

Michigan exempts breastfeeding from its public nudity statute. It also has a law that requires courts to consider whether a child is nursing in determining parenting time in family law cases

MCLS § 41.181, § 67.1, § 117.4i, § 117.5h,
1994 Mi. ALS 313 - 315; 1994 Mi. P.A. 313 - 315; 1994 Mi. SB 107 – 109

Amends various sections of the Michigan criminal code to expressly state that public nudity does not include a woman's breastfeeding of a baby whether or not the nipple or areola is exposed during or incidental to the feeding.

MCLS § 722.27a, Child Custody Act of 1970

§ 722.27a. Parenting time.
(6) The court may consider the following factors when determining the frequency, duration, and type of parenting time to be granted: ...
(b) Whether the child is a nursing child less than 6 months of age, or less than 1 year of age if the child receives substantial nutrition through nursing.

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