[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR17.103]

[Page 510]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                          INTERIOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 17_ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED)--Table 
of Contents
 
                   Subpart J_Manatee Protection Areas
 
Sec. 17.103  Establishment of protection areas.

    The Director may, by regulation issued in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
553 and 43 CFR part 14, establish manatee protection areas whenever 
there is substantial evidence showing such establishment is necessary to 
prevent the taking of one or more manatees. Any regulation establishing 
a manatee protection area shall state the following information:
    (a) Whether the area is to be a manatee sanctuary or refuge.
    (1) If the area is to be a manatee sanctuary, the regulation shall 
state that all waterborne activities are prohibited.
    (2) If the area is to be a manatee refuge, the regulation shall 
state which, if any, waterborne activities are prohibited, and it shall 
state the applicable restrictions, if any, on permitted waterborne 
activities.
    (b) A description of the area sufficient enough so that its location 
and dimensions can be readily ascertained without resort to means other 
than published maps, natural or man-made physical reference points, and 
posted signs.
    (c) Whether the designation is to remain in effect year-round, and 
if not, the time of year it is to remain in effect.