---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 3.17"
title: "36"
number: "3.17"
heading: "What regulations apply to swimming areas and beaches?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/3.17"
---

# §3.17. What regulations apply to swimming areas and beaches?

- (a) The superintendent may designate areas as swimming areas or swimming beaches in accordance with §§ [1.5](/cfr/36/1.5.md) and [1.7](/cfr/36/1.7.md) of this chapter.
- (b) **Within designated swimming areas, the use of a surfboard or similar rigid device is prohibited.**
- (c) The superintendent may prohibit the use or possession of flotation devices, glass containers, kites, or incompatible activities in swimming areas or swimming beaches in accordance with §§ [1.5](/cfr/36/1.5.md) and [1.7](/cfr/36/1.7.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 13702, Mar. 23, 2007, unless otherwise noted.