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-0087 Class B PuppySpot Group, LLC DBA: — Nutley, NJ Exp: 7/8/2027 Active
74-B-0846 Class B Pura Sanguine LLC DBA: — Angleton, TX Exp: 6/2/2029 Active
50-B-0020 Class B Purebred LLC DBA: — New Castle, DE Exp: 5/27/2027 Active
31-B-0197 Class B Q Test, Ltd DBA: — Columbus, OH Exp: 5/13/2027 Active
43-B-3774 Class B QD Kennels LLC DBA: Towerhill Cattery LLC Frankford, MO Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
74-B-0410 Class B Quality Bioresources, Inc. DBA: — Seguin, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
31-B-0235 Class B Quirky Quills Hedgehogs LLC DBA: — Batavia, OH Exp: 4/16/2027 Active
84-B-0138 Class B R B Enterprises Inc. DBA: Scaled N Tails Colorado Springs, CO Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
41-B-0242 Class B R&D System Inc DBA: — Minneapolis, MN Exp: 8/29/2027 Active
31-B-0195 Class B R&R Chinchilla Inc DBA: — Jenera, OH Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
31-B-0114 Class B R.M.S. Aquaculture, Inc. DBA: — Middleburg Heights, OH Exp: 8/7/2027 Active
32-B-0291 Class B Raccoon Ranch DBA: — Hudson, IN Exp: 9/18/2028 Active
86-B-0062 Class B Ranaco Corporation DBA: Delta Biologicals Tucson, AZ Exp: 10/13/2027 Active
58-B-0171 Class B Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, Inc. DBA: — Loxahatchee, FL Exp: 11/6/2028 Active
58-B-0737 Class B Raven's Glen Farms DBA: — Ft. White, FL Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
93-B-0258 Class B Raymond Mena DBA: — Norco, CA Exp: 3/24/2029 Active
74-B-0768 Class B Raz Livestock DBA: — HARPER, TX Exp: 6/14/2028 Active
23-B-0200 Class B Real Pets Corp DBA: — Reading, PA Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
58-B-0722 Class B Rebecca Krebs DBA: Wings N Spots Exotics Okeechobee, FL Exp: 8/2/2027 Active
31-B-0171 Class B Renée Pearlstein DBA: — Madison, OH Exp: 2/7/2027 Active
74-B-0830 Class B Richard Kauffman DBA: — Rosebud, TX Exp: 12/19/2026 Active
58-B-0340 Class B Richard L Miller DVM, PA DBA: — Southwest Ranches, FL Exp: 7/30/2028 Active
42-B-0329 Class B Ridge Road Kennels LLC DBA: — Blakesburg, IA Exp: 4/20/2028 Active
52-B-0165 Class B RMRS Manufacturing & Distributing Inc DBA: Pet & Aquatic Warehouse Lynchburg, VA Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
42-B-0282 Class B Robert Allen Mitchell DBA: Mitchells Exotics Wapello, IA Exp: 5/9/2027 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.