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-6212 Class A Mabel Zimmerman DBA: Prairie Dog Kennel Latham, MO Exp: 6/14/2027 Active
43-A-6070 Class A Maggie J Bullock DBA: Timberline Kennel Eldorado Springs, MO Exp: 4/26/2028 Active
43-A-6513 Class A Maggie J Schwartz DBA: Hilltop Kennel Seymour, MO Exp: 10/1/2027 Active
43-A-6317 Class A Mahlon S Beachy DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 5/31/2028 Active
43-A-6141 Class A Mahlon Schrock Fannie Schrock DBA: — Harwood, MO Exp: 11/8/2027 Active
43-A-6435 Class A Manchesters LLC DBA: — Joplin, MO Exp: 7/15/2027 Active
43-A-6292 Class A Margaret Howerton DBA: Bully Babies Verona, MO Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
43-A-5070 Class A Maria Stille DBA: — Bellflower, MO Exp: 2/21/2030 Active
43-A-3421 Class A Marilyn Joseph DBA: BEST BUDDIES Ava, MO Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
43-A-6220 Class A Marilyn Reiff Glen Reiff DBA: Meadow Ridge Kennel Sheldon, MO Exp: 7/10/2027 Active
43-A-6085 Class A Marilyn White DBA: Marilyn German Shepherd Family & Ruhl Kennel PIEDMONT, MO Exp: 5/25/2028 Active
43-A-6438 Class A Marilyn Zimmerman DBA: — Latham, MO Exp: 7/23/2027 Active
43-A-6897 Class A Mark and Kristina Mast DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: 1/15/2028 Active
43-A-6959 Class A Mark Angst DBA: — Phillipsburg, MO Exp: 3/30/2029 Active
43-A-6436 Class A Mark Mason DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: 7/16/2028 Active
43-B-3736 Class B Mark Terrill DBA: timberline Kennel Seymour, MO Exp: 4/16/2027 Active
43-A-6278 Class A Marsha Freeman DBA: Hidden Acres Akitas Mountain Grove, MO Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
43-A-4302 Class A Marsha Schmidt-Janes DBA: THE MUSTARD SEED Elmer, MO Exp: 11/5/2026 Active
43-A-6449 Class A Martha Miller Christopher Miller DBA: Whispering Pine Kennel West Plains, MO Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
43-A-6721 Class A Martha Troyer DBA: — California, MO Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
43-A-6978 Class A Marty Detweiler DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
43-A-6093 Class A Marty Murray DBA: SacRiver Kennel ASH GROVE, MO Exp: 6/6/2028 Active
43-A-6605 Class A Marvin and Vera Yutzy DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 10/20/2027 Active
43-A-5713 Class A Mary and Alvin Good DBA: Marys Pets Memphis, MO Exp: 6/9/2027 Active
43-A-6462 Class A Mary and Corey Boswell DBA: Boswells Kennels Parnell, MO Exp: 10/9/2027 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.