An East Penn Township woman will plead guilty to animal cruelty for keeping dozens of Yorkshire terriers in unsanitary conditions on her property.

Nancy Bullard, 72, of Kittatinny Lane has agreed to enter a guilty plea to 10 counts of animal cruelty at a court date next month.In exchange, prosecutors will not pursue an additional 43 counts of cruelty that were filed against Bullard after state police, assisted by other agencies, removed 53 dogs from her property in January.The dogs were taken to local animal rescues where they were treated for various skin conditions.On Jan. 6, state police, acting on an anonymous tip, removed 53 dogs - Yorkshire Terriers and Yorkie/Shih Tzu mixes - from Bullard's property.In court documents, police said the dogs were kept in unsanitary conditions inside two dwellings and two makeshift kennels located on the property.Police said they found approximately 30 dogs in her home, with 10 locked in a bedroom, and the rest in cages or roaming the house. Those dogs allegedly had matted hair, and reportedly had fleas and skin conditions.Inside another residence on the property, they found nine dogs in a basement - some in cages, and some roaming freely. Those dogs also had matted hair and fleas.Thirteen more dogs were kept outside in dilapidated cages that provided little to no shelter in the winter conditions.All the dogs smelled of urine and feces.State police became aware that Bullard was again housing Yorkshire terriers after an anonymous complaint in late December. In their application for a search warrant, state police said the animals were kept in insufficient conditions to protect them against inclement weather and appeared to have long, matted and wet hair.Per the agreement, Bullard will serve three years on probation, but no jail time.She will be able to keep four dogs that are in her home, but acquiring any more dogs would be a violation of her probation, according to Assistant District Attorney Brian Gazo."Prior to the scheduled hearing there was discussion with her public defender, the investigating trooper, and animal control. She had 53 counts of cruelty to animals, everybody was OK with having her plead guilty to 10 of the 53," Gazo said.Bullard will also be responsible for paying roughly $13,000 in restitution in exchange for the treatment of the dogs.Prosecutors said that the sentence should send the message to Bullard about the illegality of collecting animals."That's the hope. She's 72 years old, we have to temper that along with the violations, but we're satisfied with three years probation," Gazo said.Bullard declined to comment after the hearing. Her public defender, Stephen Vlossak, said that she would probably speak at her sentencing."Everything is resolved," Vlossak said.Bullard also pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a summary offense of illegally operating a dog kennel.Officials with the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement said it would be acceptable if Bullard paid the minimum $25 fine, plus court costs, in that case.It is not the first time that state police have charged Bullard with animal cruelty.In 2013, she pleaded guilty to two counts summary counts of animal cruelty and related charges in a case that also involved Yorkshire terriers.