State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 388 – Right to the wounded prey - A hunter has the right to appropriate an animal by mere fact of its seizure, but he has a right to the animal that he has wounded, whilst in its pursuit, except as provided in the following article. § Sole paragraph: The animal which is killed by the hunter, is considered as seized by him as long as the injurious act lasts, or until it is detained by him, by hunting devices.