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

81 results found in AR

202 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-B-0227 Class B Good Morning, Sunshine, LLC DBA: — Gentry, AR Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
71-A-1393 Class A Grace Richardson DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: 4/3/2029 Active
71-A-1434 Class A Horseshoe Drive Kennel LLC DBA: — Green Forest, AR Exp: 2/14/2029 Active
71-A-1321 Class A James Mast DBA: — Wesley, AR Exp: 1/28/2029 Active
71-B-0212 Class B James R Wheeler Jr DBA: — Greenwood, AR Exp: 10/9/2029 Active
71-A-1386 Class A Jamie Dewayne Ward DBA: SugarLoaf Puppies Lead Hill, AR Exp: 10/29/2027 Active
71-A-1385 Class A Janice Burns DBA: Hilltop Acres Crossett, AR Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
71-A-1411 Class A Janice Lipford DBA: — Timbo, AR Exp: 3/31/2027 Active
71-A-1438 Class A Jarrod, Phil and Yolanda Weymouth DBA: — Subiaco, AR Exp: 9/28/2029 Active
71-A-1358 Class A Jean Case Jimmy Richard DBA: Running River Kennels Altus, AR Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
71-A-0687 Class A Jeff Coley Theresa Coley DBA: T & J KENNELS WALDRON, AR Exp: 2/18/2027 Active
71-A-1013 Class A Jeff Epley DBA: — Berryville, AR Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
71-B-0206 Class B Jerry Masters DBA: — Dover, AR Exp: 9/24/2027 Active
71-B-0175 Class B Jimmy Rex Liles DBA: — Beebe, AR Exp: 10/16/2029 Active
71-A-1392 Class A John and Dierdre Griffith DBA: Kings River Doodles Huntsville, AR Exp: 2/22/2028 Active
71-A-0739 Class A John Wilson DBA: Wilson Farm Green Forest, AR Exp: 9/26/2029 Active
71-A-1329 Class A Kathy Parish, Caleb Nichols DBA: Purple Circle Bulldogs, K & J Kennel Mansfield, AR Exp: 5/22/2028 Active
71-A-1453 Class A Kelly Armour DBA: — Mountain View, AR Exp: 5/28/2029 Active
71-A-1416 Class A Kevin Yoder & Rhoda Yoder DBA: — Wesley, AR Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
71-A-1451 Class A Kimberly Beery DBA: — Harrison, AR Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
71-B-0222 Class B Landon Smith DBA: — Bonnerdale, AR Exp: 5/10/2027 Active
71-A-1448 Class A Laura Horton DBA: — Marshall, AR Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
71-A-1424 Class A Leeds Prime Puppies DBA: — Lamar, AR Exp: 6/15/2028 Active
71-A-1397 Class A Lenny Hostetler DBA: — Pocahontas, AR Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
71-B-0203 Class B Liberty Tree Holdings LLC DBA: — Marion, AR Exp: 1/27/2027 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.