Council allows couple to keep rescued ducks

PRIEST RIVER — A local couple will be allowed to keep a flock of rescued drakes after the City Council voted 2-1 Monday to grant an exemption to a city ordinance regarding chickens in city limits.

In granting the exemption to Williams Sires and Tierra Plaster, the council capped the number of male ducks the couple could have at the existing seven. The exemption is also specific to the couple, allowing them to keep the ducks in the event they ever move from their existing rental home.