Raising turkeys as pets……?

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Turkeys on Paul Hain’s farm near Hollister, CA. Organically raised in a walnut orchard.

Question by Glenda: Raising turkeys as pets……?
I need a question answered about pets. My daughter got 3 turkeys in March. We live in the city of Anaconda, MT. BEFORE we bought them, she checked the ordinances and all the laws of the city to make sure she could have them. There was nothing stating she couldn’t. We even checked with the ordinance dept. and found out they had nothing either. Today, June 3rd, the police came to the house and said that one of the birds was out of the yard last week and that the city passed an ordinance not allowing turkeys in town. My daughter has been raising turkeys for about 11 years so I’m not sure what the issue is. Can they do this even after we checked into it? How can we go about this legally to allow her to have them. There are several people in town that have chickens and nothign is done when they get out so I don’t understand what the difference is. What do I do?

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