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 2,783 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) .

2,163 Class A Breeders
620 Class B Dealers
2026-10-21 Data as of

110 results found in TX

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
74-A-1569 Class A African Rhino Protection Initiative DBA: — Colleyville, TX Exp: 12/14/2027 Active
74-B-0782 Class B Andrea Martinez DBA: Bay Area Exotic Pets LLC La Porte, TX Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
74-B-0766 Class B Arancor Inc. DBA: — Dallas, TX Exp: 6/8/2028 Active
74-B-0756 Class B Best Exotics LLC DBA: — Naples, TX Exp: 2/17/2027 Active
74-B-0828 Class B Bontrager Bird Farm DBA: — Chilton, TX Exp: 12/7/2026 Active
74-B-0831 Class B Brandon Hise DBA: — Lubbock, TX Exp: 1/8/2027 Active
74-B-0774 Class B Bremer Kennels LLC DBA: — Azle, TX Exp: 11/15/2028 Active
74-B-0651 Class B Candace Pratt DBA: Change of Pace Aubrey, TX Exp: 9/11/2027 Active
74-A-1577 Class A Canyon Exotic Game Ranch LLC DBA: — Aledo, TX Exp: 10/5/2028 Active
74-A-1595 Class A Cayce Feemster DBA: — Boyd, TX Exp: 9/19/2027 Active
74-B-0759 Class B Chase Net, Inc DBA: — Christoval, TX Exp: 4/19/2027 Active
74-A-1605 Class A Cherry's Exotics DBA: — Mount Pleasant, TX Exp: 3/19/2029 Active
74-A-1601 Class A Chrystal Patterson DBA: Precious Pomskies River Oaks, TX Exp: 6/13/2028 Active
74-B-0400 Class B Claude H Davis III DBA: — Huckley, TX Exp: 6/30/2028 Active
74-B-0824 Class B Conrad Friesen DBA: — Lott, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
74-B-0790 Class B Cookies Camels LLC DBA: — Canton, TX Exp: 8/6/2027 Active
74-A-1542 Class A Daniel Ressler DBA: — Honey Grove, TX Exp: 6/12/2028 Active
74-B-0555 Class B David Joshua Talley DBA: — Uvalde, TX Exp: 12/20/2027 Active
74-A-1590 Class A David Rothbauer DBA: — Gonzales, TX Exp: 2/14/2027 Active
74-B-0832 Class B David Wade Miller DBA: — Lott, TX Exp: 2/16/2027 Active
74-B-0762 Class B Deuce Ranch LLC DBA: — Clarksville, TX Exp: 11/21/2026 Active
74-A-1514 Class A Diana McMorris DBA: — Justin, TX Exp: 11/16/2026 Active
74-A-1604 Class A Dominique Ferraro DBA: Zebras R Us Quitman, TX Exp: 3/12/2029 Active
74-A-1600 Class A Duane and Kristin White DBA: B. E. W. Yorkies Clarksville, TX Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
74-B-0841 Class B Dustin Alexander DBA: — Huntington, TX Exp: 6/30/2028 Active

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.