Search USDA-Licensed Dog Breeders and Dealers

Verify any USDA Class A breeder or Class B dealer against our mirror of the USDA APHIS public database. Search 2,873 active licensees by name, DBA, certificate number, or city. Every result links to a full profile with USDA inspection history since 2014.

What This Tool Does

This lookup mirrors the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) , refreshed monthly. Use it to confirm a dog breeder holds an active federal license under the Animal Welfare Act before buying a puppy, selling to a dealer, or inspecting the facility's compliance record.

Two USDA license classes appear in results:

  • Class A — Breeder: Breeds and raises dogs on their own premises for sale. Required for breeders with more than 4 breeding females who sell dogs sight-unseen (online, by phone, or by mail).
  • Class B — Dealer: Buys and resells dogs — typically brokers who purchase from breeders and sell to pet stores, research facilities, or directly to consumers.

Certificate format: USDA certificate numbers follow the pattern XX-Y-NNNN — two-digit state code, license class letter (A, B, C, or R), and a sequence number (e.g., 43-A-6252).

Not finding the breeder? They may be exempt from federal licensing (four or fewer breeding females, or face-to-face sales only), licensed only at the state level, or operating without a required license. Check the state-level breeder licensing rules that also apply.

About these licenses: USDA Class A (breeder) and Class B (dealer) licenses are issued under the federal Animal Welfare Act and cover many kinds of animals — not just dogs (for example cats, rabbits, and other regulated species). A licensee shown here holds a USDA license but may breed or deal in animals other than dogs, so inclusion in this database does not necessarily mean the licensee breeds dogs. Always verify a breeder's species, status, and details directly with the licensee and with USDA APHIS (opens in new tab) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

276 results found in OH

526 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0643 Class A Aaron Beachy Hickory Lane Puppies Baltic OH 4/4/2027 Active
31-B-0216 Class B Abe C Raber Willow Creek Kennel Fresno OH 7/21/2027 Active
31-A-0776 Class A Abe Yoder — Baltic OH 7/12/2028 Active
31-A-0764 Class A Adam Swartzentruber — Uhrichsville OH 5/23/2028 Active
31-A-0853 Class A Aden A Yoder Countryside Puppies Charm OH 3/4/2027 Active
31-A-0785 Class A Aden D Schlabach Hillside Acres Fredericksburg OH 8/7/2026 Active
31-A-0807 Class A Aden Schlabach — Sugarcreek OH 12/30/2027 Active
31-B-0228 Class B Adora Puppies — Alexandria OH 11/29/2028 Active
31-A-0959 Class A Adrian Helmuth Admar Canines Sugarcreek OH 1/30/2029 Active
31-B-0204 Class B Alan Miller — Apple Creek OH 3/5/2028 Active
31-A-0556 Class A Albert M Miller — Millersburg OH 8/27/2029 Active
31-A-0897 Class A Albert Troyer — Fresno OH 3/7/2028 Active
31-A-0512 Class A Allen J Yoder — Millersburg OH 7/1/2028 Active
31-A-0675 Class A Allen Wengerd — DUNDEE OH 9/27/2026 Active
31-A-1038 Class A Alta Hostetler — Apple Creek OH 2/18/2029 Active
31-A-0740 Class A Ammon Burkholder AB KENNEL Shiloh OH 2/21/2029 Active
31-A-0719 Class A Ammon J Yoder — BALTIC OH 8/7/2028 Active
31-A-0919 Class A Ammon Swartzentruber — Wooster OH 5/27/2028 Active
31-A-0986 Class A Ammon Yoder — Baltic OH 9/6/2026 Active
31-A-0747 Class A Amos J. Yoder — Fredericktown OH 4/9/2028 Active
31-A-0794 Class A Amos Yoder — Baltic OH 10/3/2027 Active
31-B-0241 Class B Amplify Bio LLC — West Jefferson OH 3/5/2028 Active
31-A-0707 Class A Amy Kramer — Sugarcreek OH 4/26/2028 Active
31-B-0210 Class B Andrew S Clark Clark's Otters Union City OH 1/15/2027 Active
31-A-1026 Class A Andy A Yoder A & B Kennel Sugarcreek OH 7/17/2028 Active
31-A-0643 Class A — Breeder
Aaron Beachy
DBA: Hickory Lane Puppies
Baltic, OH Exp: 4/4/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2024-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-03-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-29 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0216 Class B — Dealer
Abe C Raber
DBA: Willow Creek Kennel
Fresno, OH Exp: 7/21/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0776 Class A — Breeder
Abe Yoder
Baltic, OH Exp: 7/12/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-03-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0764 Class A — Breeder
Adam Swartzentruber
Uhrichsville, OH Exp: 5/23/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-05-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0853 Class A — Breeder
Aden A Yoder
DBA: Countryside Puppies
Charm, OH Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2021-09-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0785 Class A — Breeder
Aden D Schlabach
DBA: Hillside Acres
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 8/7/2026 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-07-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-10 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0807 Class A — Breeder
Aden Schlabach
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 12/30/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-06-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0228 Class B — Dealer
Adora Puppies
Alexandria, OH Exp: 11/29/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-11-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0959 Class A — Breeder
Adrian Helmuth
DBA: Admar Canines
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-01-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0204 Class B — Dealer
Alan Miller
Apple Creek, OH Exp: 3/5/2028 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-05-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-03-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-20 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0556 Class A — Breeder
Albert M Miller
Millersburg, OH Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-08-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0897 Class A — Breeder
Albert Troyer
Fresno, OH Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0512 Class A — Breeder
Allen J Yoder
Millersburg, OH Exp: 7/1/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-05-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-01 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-06-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

31-A-0675 Class A — Breeder
Allen Wengerd
DUNDEE, OH Exp: 9/27/2026 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-29 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-09-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-1038 Class A — Breeder
Alta Hostetler
Apple Creek, OH Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-02-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0740 Class A — Breeder
Ammon Burkholder
DBA: AB KENNEL
Shiloh, OH Exp: 2/21/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-02-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-02-14 — UNKNOWN
3 non-critical PDF
2022-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2019-02-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0719 Class A — Breeder
Ammon J Yoder
BALTIC, OH Exp: 8/7/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-05-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-07-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0919 Class A — Breeder
Ammon Swartzentruber
Wooster, OH Exp: 5/27/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0986 Class A — Breeder
Ammon Yoder
Baltic, OH Exp: 9/6/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0747 Class A — Breeder
Amos J. Yoder
Fredericktown, OH Exp: 4/9/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-11-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #3
no violations PDF
31-A-0794 Class A — Breeder
Amos Yoder
Baltic, OH Exp: 10/3/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-08-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-28 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-09-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0241 Class B — Dealer
Amplify Bio LLC
West Jefferson, OH Exp: 3/5/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-09-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0707 Class A — Breeder
Amy Kramer
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 4/26/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-04-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-B-0210 Class B — Dealer
Andrew S Clark
DBA: Clark's Otters
Union City, OH Exp: 1/15/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1026 Class A — Breeder
Andy A Yoder
DBA: A & B Kennel
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 7/17/2028 Active
5 inspections 2 direct
2026-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-10 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2026-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2025-07-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Data sources: Licensee data comes from the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) . Inspection reports are sourced from the Data Liberation Project (opens in new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0), which compiles USDA APHIS inspection data from 2014 to present. Both are updated monthly. For the most current information, verify directly with USDA APHIS. This is not an official USDA tool.