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animals

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Definitions from Case Law

From 80 U.S. 162 - Reiche v. Smythe · 1871Most cited · 121 citing opinions

Congress, adopting the popular signification of the word 'animals,' applied it to quadrupeds, and placed birds and fowls in a different classification.

United States Code

21 U.S.C. § 134 — in this section

The term “animals” means all members of the animal kingdom including birds, whether domesticated or wild, but not including man.