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

615 results found (Class B)

1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
22-B-0082 Class B Linvale Partners DBA: Companion Pets Somerdale, NJ Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
16-B-0042 Class B Lionshare Educational Organization DBA: Zoological Center at Lionshare Farm Stamford, CT Exp: 9/7/2028 Active
58-B-0475 Class B Lisa Brezil DBA: Blazin Reptiles Jacksonville, FL Exp: 10/26/2028 Active
23-B-0233 Class B Livestock Supplies Inc DBA: — Bally, PA Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
42-B-0339 Class B Logical Sovereignty LLC DBA: — Mount Vernon, IA Exp: 6/22/2029 Active
34-B-0254 Class B Lol Pet Shop DBA: — St Louis, MI Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
43-B-3864 Class B Lolli Livestock Market Inc DBA: — Macon, MO Exp: 4/2/2028 Active
43-B-3851 Class B Lonewolf Puppy Den DBA: — Iberia, MO Exp: 12/4/2026 Active
48-B-0329 Class B Lorilee Thomas DBA: Puppies Extraordinaire WHITING, KS Exp: 6/11/2027 Active
74-B-0780 Class B Los Angeles Game Trading, LLC DBA: — Laredo, TX Exp: 8/2/2028 Active
48-B-0340 Class B Louis Willems DBA: — PARSONS, KS Exp: 5/21/2029 Active
34-B-0201 Class B Lous Pet Shop Inc DBA: — Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Exp: 11/13/2029 Active
32-B-0242 Class B Lovable Goldstar Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
85-B-0095 Class B Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute DBA: — Albuquerque, NM Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
56-B-0110 Class B Low Country Biosource Inc DBA: — Walterboro, SC Exp: 12/8/2027 Active
74-B-0825 Class B Lydia Plett DBA: — Lott, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
71-B-0220 Class B Lynn Blevins Beverly Chevallier DBA: Cats of the Ozarks Western Grove, AR Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
71-B-0116 Class B Lynn Culver DBA: Natural Order Animal Husbandry Mena, AR Exp: 10/28/2029 Active
71-B-0225 Class B Madison Dempsey DBA: — Lavaca, AR Exp: 11/24/2028 Active
93-B-0262 Class B Magnolia Bird Farm DBA: — ANAHEIM, CA Exp: 3/22/2027 Active
22-B-0080 Class B Major League Exotic Pets DBA: — Jackson, NJ Exp: 12/16/2027 Active
73-B-1887 Class B Malcolm Hendricks DBA: Aviary Express LLC Prague, OK Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
23-B-0239 Class B Maple Twig Farm DBA: — Meyersdale, PA Exp: 12/4/2028 Active
32-B-0280 Class B Marie Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/6/2029 Active
32-B-0284 Class B Marion Schwartz DBA: — Bourbon, IN Exp: 7/23/2029 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.