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
43-A-6894 Class A Cross D Ranch, LLC DBA: — Fair Grove, MO Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
81-A-0055 Class A Crysta Pagniano DBA: Zootown Hedgehogs Missoula, MT Exp: 8/17/2027 Active
48-A-2167 Class A Crystal Howard DBA: — STERLING, KS Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
32-A-1145 Class A Cuddley Cuties DBA: — Kokomo, IN Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
32-A-0946 Class A Cuddly Canines DBA: Homestead Kitchen and Bath Odon, IN Exp: 3/9/2028 Active
31-A-0988 Class A Cuddly Comrades DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 9/25/2029 Active
43-A-6766 Class A Cuddly Puppy Farm DBA: — Barnett, MO Exp: 12/20/2028 Active
42-A-1646 Class A Curt Kokjohn DBA: — Fort Madison, IA Exp: 10/6/2027 Active
32-A-1151 Class A Curtis Chupp DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 8/29/2028 Active
48-A-2184 Class A Curtis Golden DBA: — Hutchinson, KS Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
43-A-6629 Class A CW Farms DBA: — Cassville, MO Exp: 12/28/2027 Active
43-A-6940 Class A Cyclone Ridge Kennels LLC DBA: — Sullivan, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
43-A-6252 Class A Cynthia Stump DBA: Stump Farms Puppies Lancaster, MO Exp: 10/17/2027 Active
48-A-1486 Class A Cynthia Weaver DBA: — Arkansas City, KS Exp: 4/21/2028 Active
41-A-0518 Class A Cytotheryx, Inc. DBA: Cytotheryx Barrier Rochester, MN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
35-A-0536 Class A D & F Kennel LLC DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
32-A-1102 Class A D and R's Kennel DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: 6/6/2027 Active
46-A-0426 Class A D&K VanDerVliet Inc DBA: — Colton, SD Exp: 12/8/2026 Active
43-A-6976 Class A D&M Puppies LLC DBA: — Dora, MO Exp: 10/6/2029 Active —
32-A-1060 Class A D'Awesome K9 LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 7/22/2029 Active
32-A-0450 Class A Dale Bontrager DBA: Five Star Canine Shipshewana, IN Exp: 8/20/2029 Active
73-A-2825 Class A Dale Miller DBA: — Chouteau, OK Exp: 4/1/2028 Active
32-A-0989 Class A Dallas Park Pets LLC DBA: — Wolcottville, IN Exp: 8/11/2028 Active
23-A-0304 Class A Dan F Lapp DBA: — Montgomery, PA Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
73-A-2830 Class A Dan Howard Drummonds DBA: — KEOTA, OK Exp: 5/5/2028 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.