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
32-A-0487 Class A Country Kennels LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
23-A-0777 Class A Country Meadow Pets LLC DBA: — Dalmatia, PA Exp: 10/19/2028 Active
32-A-0617 Class A Country Road Canines LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/9/2027 Active
42-A-1659 Class A Country Road Kennels DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 6/2/2027 Active
42-A-1693 Class A Country Road Kennels LLC DBA: — Fairbank, IA Exp: 9/8/2028 Active
87-A-0061 Class A Country Sky Farms LLC DBA: Country Sky Doodles Payson, UT Exp: 7/1/2028 Active
32-A-0984 Class A Country View Accounting DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 8/4/2028 Active
32-A-0995 Class A Country View Pets DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
43-A-6286 Class A Countryside Pets DBA: — Flemington, MO Exp: 2/7/2028 Active
31-A-0942 Class A Countryside Stone LLC DBA: — Apple Creek, OH Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
31-A-0983 Class A County Line Kennel LLC DBA: — Fredericktown, OH Exp: 7/28/2029 Active
43-A-6779 Class A Courtney and Alan Farley Jr DBA: — Granby, MO Exp: 1/31/2029 Active
31-A-0766 Class A Cozy Cove Puppies DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 5/24/2029 Active
41-A-0015 Class A Craig and Linda Kleven DBA: Fair View Kennels Walnut Grove, MN Exp: 11/25/2026 Active
32-A-0949 Class A Creek Bottom Kennels LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/15/2028 Active
48-A-2176 Class A Creek Side Enterprises DBA: — Oberlin, KS Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
32-A-1049 Class A Creek Side Puppies LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
23-A-0698 Class A Creek View Kennel LLC DBA: — Christiana, PA Exp: 7/31/2029 Active
73-A-2857 Class A Creekside Birds LLC DBA: — Paden, OK Exp: 2/12/2027 Active
43-A-6413 Class A Creekview Canines LLC DBA: — Niangua, MO Exp: 4/17/2027 Active
21-A-0158 Class A Crestwood Acres DBA: — Lyons, NY Exp: 2/2/2028 Active
23-A-0599 Class A Crist Lapp DBA: — Ronks, PA Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
31-A-1009 Class A Crist Troyer DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 10/8/2027 Active
48-A-2196 Class A Crista Anne Taylor DBA: — Lindsborg, KS Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
43-A-5697 Class A Cristal Mitchell DBA: Precious Paws Lebanon, MO Exp: 1/25/2028 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.