Which of the following statements is true about the possession of wild animals?
A) The person who takes possession of a wild animal acquires its ownership rights, if the person acts in accordance with his or her hunting license.
B) Individuals are never given personal ownership rights for wild animals.
C) Wild animals caught in traps inside a private property are usually considered to be the property of the first person who finds the animal.
D) The ownership of the property on which a wild animal is taken is not a factor in the ownership of a captured wild animal.

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The two major examples of unowned property that can be acquired by possession are wildlife and abandoned property. A person with a fishing license fishing in a public lake who catches a fish, a hunter with a hunting license who shoots a deer in a state forest, or a person with a shellfish permit who recovers clams or mussels would become the owner of the fish, deer, clams, or mussels, provided they were taken in accord with the provisions of the license.

Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Possession