Pets That Are Illegal To Have In North Dakota (PHOTOS-GALLERY) Have you ever owned an exotic pet? I have, I used to own ducks in my backyard. Not the Daffy domesticated ducks, but duck species you would see in the wild. Wood Ducks, Green Winged Teal, Pintails, Mallards, Cinnamon Teal and even Eurasian Wigeon. Now, these were not ducks I captured or found in the wild, (that would be illegal) these were "captative reared" waterfowl that I purchased from a breeder. Yep, there's actual people who raise waterfowl and other gamebirds to sell to the public for pets, taxidermy or to other breeders. They even make a living doing it.