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

2,156 results found (Class A)

4,234 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-1660 Class A Bryan Bredemeyer DBA: — Bonaparte, IA Exp: 6/29/2027 Active
32-A-1027 Class A Bryant Knepp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
58-A-0391 Class A Bucca Farms DBA: — Loxahatchee, FL Exp: 3/29/2027 Active
31-A-1041 Class A Buckeye Elite Pets DBA: — Berlin, OH Exp: 5/6/2029 Active
43-A-3321 Class A Bunny Trembler DBA: — Niangua, MO Exp: 4/23/2029 Active
67-A-0009 Class A Burnt Mountain Avian Center, LLC DBA: — Ellijay, GA Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
47-A-0590 Class A Butch Olseth DBA: — Walthill, NE Exp: 8/12/2027 Active
43-A-6782 Class A Button Spring Cattle Company LLC DBA: — Wentworth, MO Exp: 1/31/2029 Active
32-A-0546 Class A Caleb and Dorcas Yoder DBA: — Plainville, IN Exp: 4/1/2027 Active
43-A-6550 Class A Caleb McCrorey DBA: — Galena, MO Exp: 3/22/2027 Active
23-A-0807 Class A Calvin & Amy Zimmerman DBA: — Newburg, PA Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
43-A-4477 Class A Calvin & Teresa Good DBA: C T KENNELS Memphis, MO Exp: 4/19/2028 Active
43-A-6454 Class A Calvin Cantrell DBA: Calico Puppy Ranch Anderson, MO Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
46-A-0420 Class A Calvin Kroger DBA: Kroger Kennel Hudson, SD Exp: 7/23/2028 Active
32-A-0708 Class A Calvin Yoder DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
43-A-6610 Class A Candace and Craig Mayberry DBA: Mayberry Farms Dora, MO Exp: 11/16/2027 Active
43-A-4924 Class A Candy Fields DBA: — Green City, MO Exp: 8/1/2028 Active
74-A-1577 Class A Canyon Exotic Game Ranch LLC DBA: — Aledo, TX Exp: 10/5/2028 Active
73-A-2756 Class A Cara Borin John Moore DBA: J-C Kennel Honobia, OK Exp: 6/21/2029 Active
32-A-1136 Class A Caring Paws LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 3/12/2028 Active
46-A-0435 Class A Carla Pederson DBA: Pederson Farms Freeman, SD Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
42-A-1752 Class A Carla S Couchman DBA: C & L Puppies Weldon, IA Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
43-A-5941 Class A Carla Sanders & Todd Rounkles DBA: S & K KENNEL Tina, MO Exp: 3/19/2027 Active
73-A-1820 Class A Carol Haley DBA: Haley Kennels SAYRE, OK Exp: 6/5/2028 Active
46-A-0428 Class A Carol J Fagerland DBA: — Britton, SD Exp: 7/19/2029 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.