fish
Defined in 5 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 1802 — as used in this chapter
The term “fish” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds.
16 U.S.C. § 1825 — as used in this section
The term “fish” includes any highly migratory species.
16 U.S.C. § 4003 — as used in this chapter
“fish” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption; the term does not include marine mammals and seabirds;
16 U.S.C. § 5002 — as used in this chapter
“Fish” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds.
16 U.S.C. § 5102 — in this chapter
The term “fish” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal life other than marine mammals and birds.
16 U.S.C. § 668EE — in this section
The terms “fish”, “wildlife”, and “fish and wildlife” mean any wild member of the animal kingdom whether alive or dead, and regardless of whether the member was bred, hatched, or born in captivity, including a part, product, egg, or offspring of the member.
21 U.S.C. § 343 — in this section
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “fish” includes freshwater or marine fin fish, crustaceans, and mollusks, including shellfish, amphibians, and other forms of aquatic animal life.
26 U.S.C. § 6050R — for purposes of this section
The term “fish” includes other forms of aquatic life.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
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 ferae naturae; consequently, no one has any property in them until they have been captured, and, like other wild animals, if, having been taken, they escape and regain their liberty, the captor loses his property iii them.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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-
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An animal which inhabits the water, breathes by means of gills, swims by the aid of fins, and is oviparous.
— Fish commissioner. A public officer of the United States, created by act of congress of February 9, 1871, whose duties principally concern the preservation and increase throughoul the country of fish suitable for food. Rev. St § 4395 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3001).
— Fish royal. These were the whale and the sfurgeon, which, when thrown ashore or caught near thi coast of England, became the property of the king by virtue of his prerogative and in recompense for his protecting the shore from pirates and robbers. Brown; 1 Bl. Comm. 290. Arnold v. Mundy, 6 N. J. Law, 86, 10 Am. Dec 356.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An animal which inhabits the water, breathes by means of gills, swims by the aid of fins, and is oviparous.