Welfare and Institutions Code section 11218

Pursuant to Section 43.3 of the Civil Code, an applicant or recipient of aid under this chapter is entitled to breastfeed her child in any public area, or area where the mother and the child are authorized to be present, in a county welfare department or other county office.

Source: Section 11218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=11218. (updated Jan. 1, 2014; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_11218

Original Source: Section 11218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=11218. (last accessed May 12, 2025).