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-1106 Class A Matthew Eicher DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 7/19/2027 Active
32-A-1120 Class A Matthew Hilty DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 10/23/2027 Active
32-A-1065 Class A Matthew J Schwartz DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 10/3/2029 Active
32-A-0706 Class A Matthew Schwartz DBA: Chummily Champs New Haven, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
32-A-1130 Class A Maynard and Christina Miller DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
32-A-0553 Class A Melvin Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/5/2027 Active
32-A-1168 Class A Menno & Sharon Graber DBA: MSJ Kennels Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
32-A-1162 Class A Menno Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 2/10/2029 Active
32-A-0665 Class A Merlin Bontrager DBA: M K B Kennel Topeka, IN Exp: 12/28/2029 Active
32-A-0543 Class A Mervin J Raber DBA: Pine Hill Pets Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/14/2029 Active
32-A-0755 Class A Mervin J Schwartz DBA: — Geneva, IN Exp: 4/24/2028 Active
32-A-1089 Class A Mervin Ray Graber DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
32-A-0956 Class A Middleberry Patch, LLC DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: 4/5/2028 Active
32-A-1012 Class A Milestone Enterprise LLC DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: 11/14/2028 Active
32-A-0934 Class A Millers Seamless Guttering, LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 2/9/2028 Active
32-B-0289 Class B Monroe Livestock Auction DBA: — Monroe, IN Exp: 4/16/2028 Active
32-A-1054 Class A My Home Pets DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: 7/3/2029 Active
32-A-0847 Class A Myron Graber DBA: Countryside Kennels Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/7/2026 Active
32-A-1107 Class A NA Schwartz LLC DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 7/22/2027 Active
32-A-1173 Class A Nathan A Wagler DBA: Starlight Puppies Odon, IN Exp: 5/20/2029 Active
32-A-0812 Class A Nathan Graber Lela Graber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/16/2028 Active
32-A-1116 Class A Nathan L Wagler DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 9/18/2027 Active
32-A-0894 Class A Nathan Schwartz DBA: — Geneva, IN Exp: 8/26/2027 Active
32-A-1149 Class A Nathan Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 7/25/2028 Active
32-A-0664 Class A Nelson W Graber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/28/2029 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.