Practice question
A bee owner stops pursuing the swarm for two consecutive days. The land’s possessor then seeks to occupy or retain it under716. All statutory facts are established and no special law changes the rule. Which is correct?
- The specific two-day cessation rule permits that occupation or retention
- The Code requires the possessor to wait twenty years
- The owner’s former pursuit prevents any future application forever
- Only a private contract can ever transfer swarm rights
- The possessor automatically acquires the original owner’s land too
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles716–719; no special animal, wildlife or cultural-property issue assumed.
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