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

724 results found in MO

1,149 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-5840 Class A Jerry and DeEtta Simmons DBA: Down Home Country Kennel, LLC Grovespring, MO Exp: 3/17/2028 Active
43-A-4362 Class A Jerry W McClure & Allen R Strenke DBA: Jerrens Kennel Grant City, MO Exp: 1/4/2027 Active
43-A-5832 Class A Jesse Hedgpeth Brittani Hedgpeth DBA: Empire Pets Iberia, MO Exp: 1/24/2029 Active
43-A-6934 Class A Jessica Hallman DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 9/15/2028 Active
43-A-6824 Class A Jessica Howe DBA: — Stella, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
43-A-6835 Class A Jessica Patrick DBA: — Goodman, MO Exp: 11/20/2029 Active
43-A-6475 Class A Jessica Phillips DBA: — Bucklin, MO Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
43-A-6906 Class A Jill Stephens DBA: — Wentworth, MO Exp: 3/19/2028 Active
43-A-2215 Class A Jim and Pam Stewart DBA: SUNNYVIEW KENNEL Lebanon, MO Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
43-A-5704 Class A Joan Dale DBA: — Knox City, MO Exp: 3/23/2029 Active
43-A-0944 Class A Joan Keith DBA: Jo's Sound of Joy Anderson, MO Exp: 2/9/2027 Active
43-A-6249 Class A Joann Cash DBA: — Nevada, MO Exp: 9/28/2028 Active
43-A-2557 Class A Jody McCloud DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: 12/11/2026 Active
43-A-6262 Class A Joe Borntrager DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: 11/9/2026 Active
43-A-6886 Class A Joe T.J. Schwartz DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
43-A-6159 Class A Joel Martin Lizzie Martin DBA: OAK GROVE KENNEL EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: 1/10/2029 Active
43-A-6006 Class A Joey Farley DBA: Pleasant Valley Puppies GALENA, MO Exp: 10/16/2028 Active
43-A-6512 Class A John A Troyer DBA: — Bethany, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
43-A-6573 Class A John E Borntrager DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
43-A-6738 Class A John E Schrock DBA: — Keytesville, MO Exp: 9/29/2028 Active
43-A-6630 Class A Johnna Gordon DBA: — Anderson, MO Exp: 1/5/2028 Active
43-A-6119 Class A Jonas Borntrager DBA: — MADISON, MO Exp: 7/28/2029 Active
43-A-6102 Class A Jonas Hostetler DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 6/24/2027 Active
43-A-6729 Class A Jonathan and Lindsay Sellars DBA: Abundant Life Canines, LLC Dora, MO Exp: 9/20/2028 Active
43-A-6737 Class A Jonathan K. and Mary D.A. Schwartz DBA: J and M Kennels Seymour, MO Exp: 9/27/2028 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.