# 33 C.F.R. § 334.2 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 C.F.R. § 334.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters / Chapter II: CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / Part 334: DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS / § 334.2: § 334.2   Definitions.

## Text

(a)
Danger zone.
A defined water area (or areas) used for target practice, bombing, rocket firing or other especially hazardous operations, normally for the armed forces. The danger zones may be closed to the public on a full-time or intermittent basis, as stated in the regulations.
(b)
Restricted area.
A defined water area for the purpose of prohibiting or limiting public access to the area. Restricted areas generally provide security for Government property and/or protection to the public from the risks of damage or injury arising from the Government's use of that area.
[58 FR 37607, July 12, 1993]

## Nearby sections

- [33 C.F.R. § 334.1 (2026) § 334.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_1.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.2 (2026) § 334.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_2.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.3 (2026) § 334.3   Special policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_3.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.4 (2026) § 334.4   Establishment and amendment procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_4.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.5 (2026) § 334.5   Disestablishment of a danger zone.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_5.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.6 (2026) § 334.6   Datum.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_6.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.10 (2026) § 334.10   Gulf of Maine off Seal Island, Maine; naval aircraft bombing target area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_10.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.20 (2026) § 334.20   Gulf of Maine off Cape Small, Maine; naval aircraft practice mining range area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_20.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.30 (2026) § 334.30   Gulf of Maine off Pemaquid Point, Maine; naval sonobuoy test area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_30.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.40 (2026) § 334.40   Atlantic Ocean in vicinity of Duck Island, Maine, Isles of Shoals; naval aircraft bombing target area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_40.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.45 (2026) § 334.45   Kennebec River, Bath Iron Works Shipyard, naval restricted area, Bath, Maine.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_45.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.50 (2026) § 334.50   Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; restricted areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_50.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.60 (2026) § 334.60   Cape Cod Bay south of Wellfleet Harbor, Mass.; naval aircraft bombing target area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_60.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 334.70 (2026) § 334.70   Buzzards Bay, and adjacent waters, Mass.; danger zones for naval operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P334_S334_70.md)

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