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

403 results found in IN

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0590 Class A Lester Dean Knepp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/14/2029 Active
32-A-0389 Class A Lester Kemp DBA: B R Kennel Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/12/2028 Active
32-A-0866 Class A Lester Yoder DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
32-A-0757 Class A Levi S Wagler DBA: Misty Morning Kennel Odon, IN Exp: 5/1/2029 Active
32-B-0295 Class B Lillianna Lengacher DBA: — Auburn, IN Exp: 4/15/2029 Active
32-A-0969 Class A Lisa D. Knepp DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 6/7/2028 Active
32-A-0875 Class A Little Companions, LLC DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 6/24/2027 Active
32-A-0889 Class A Lloyd Riehl DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 8/9/2027 Active
32-A-0918 Class A Lone Tree Kennel LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
32-A-0790 Class A Lonnie Graber DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
32-A-0797 Class A Lonnie Lambright DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/8/2029 Active
32-A-0722 Class A Lorellen Bontrager DBA: Eden Meadow Kennels Millersburg, IN Exp: 11/14/2027 Active
32-A-1110 Class A Loren Graber DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 8/8/2027 Active
32-A-0449 Class A Loren J Wagler DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/2/2029 Active
32-A-0241 Class A Louis A Graber DBA: Louis Puppies Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/14/2029 Active
32-A-1124 Class A Louis Hilty DBA: — Woodburn, IN Exp: 10/29/2027 Active
32-B-0242 Class B Lovable Goldstar Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
32-A-1139 Class A Love Wrinkles LLC DBA: — Nappanee, IN Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
32-A-1181 Class A Loveable Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
32-A-0973 Class A Lovely Ridge Puppies DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 7/6/2028 Active
32-A-0913 Class A Lovin' Pups, LLC DBA: — Shipshewanna, IN Exp: 11/29/2027 Active
32-A-1029 Class A Luke and Waneta Miller DBA: Hidden Hollow Canine Syracuse, IN Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
32-A-0796 Class A Lynn Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/8/2027 Active
32-A-1052 Class A M&A Pets LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 7/3/2029 Active
32-A-1104 Class A Mahlon Lambright DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 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.