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Northwoods Breastfeeding Coalition
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Improving the health of our communities by protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Oneida, Forest, Vilas and Price Counties
RELEVANT LAWS
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Federal Law
Wisconsin Law
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Wisconsin Governor James Doyle signed the “Right to Breastfeed Act." This law states:
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"A mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. In such a location, no person may prohibit a mother from breast-feeding her child, direct a mother to move to another location to breast-feed her child, direct a mother to cover her child or breast while breast-feeding, or otherwise restrict a mother from breast-feeding."
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A person who interferes with that right is subject to a forfeiture not to exceed $200 under the general penalty provision under current law.
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