Fish
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An animal which inhabits the water, breathes by means of gills, swims by the aid of fins, and is oviparous. Fishes in rivers and in the sea are considered as animals feres natures; consequently, no one has any property in them until they have been captured: Percy Summer Club v. Welch, 66 N. H. 180, 28 Ati. 22; Lincoln v. Davis, 53 Mich. 375, 19 N. W. 103, 51 Am. Rep. 116; Gentile v. State, 29 Ind. 409; and, like other wild animals. If, having been taken, they escape and regain their liberty, the captor loses his property in them. See B^h-