The first appearance of former Animal House pet store owner, Ty Marshall, in an Okotoks Courtroom has been moved up to Friday, Sept. 1.

He was originally scheduled to make his first appearance on a charge of allowing an animal to be in distress and another charge of failing to provide care for an animal on Tuesday, September 11.

Marshall faces similar charges in Lethbridge Provincial Court following the seizure of dogs, cats rabbits and tortoises by SPCA officials back in April from his Vulcan County property.

Some of those animals have since been returned.

Marshall has since applied for, and been denied a license to operate a dog breeding and sales facility in Vulcan County.

He was looking for a license for as many as 50 dogs and 50 puppies per week.

He was denied on appeal as well.

However, his aunt Marie Marshall and another man, Marlin Lucas, were granted a license back on Wednesday, August 2, by Vulcan County Council, to operate a smaller scale operation on the same land.

The applicants will be allowed up to 15 puppies in the facility at any one time, but can remain on the property for no longer than 14 weeks.

The permit is for one year only, and will have to be re-applied for by next August.

The permit comes with several conditions:

No operations occur until a veterinarian inspection is submitted to Vulcan County

The applicant submit a quarterly veterinary inspection to the County

The applicant must adhere to the Code of Practice for Canadian Kennel Operations, Second Edition, May 2007

The kennel building be situated on a permanent foundation

Adequate perimeter fencing be installed prior to operating the kennel

The kennel buildings maintain a state of low human occupancy and no sales shall occur from the kennel building.

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