Text of the provision
Art. 713. Things appropriable by nature which are without an owner, such as animals that are the object of hunting and fishing, hidden treasure and abandoned movables, are acquired by occupation.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Things that are appropriable by nature and have no owner — such as animals taken by hunting and fishing, hidden treasure and abandoned movables — are acquired by occupation, that is, by taking them with intent to own them.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 711 — Special Laws Govern Registration Details.
- Article 714 — Land Cannot Be Occupied.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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