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

403 results found in IN

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-1022 Class A Bluebird Meadow Puppies DBA: — Middlebury, IN Exp: 12/28/2028 Active
32-B-0123 Class B Bob Hudelson DBA: Lost River Game Farm Orleans, IN Exp: 4/9/2029 Active
32-B-0247 Class B Brandon Wagler DBA: Hickory Lane Puppies LLC Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
32-A-0597 Class A Brian Graber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
32-B-0269 Class B Bricker Auction DBA: — Portland, IN Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
32-A-0900 Class A Bright Star Kennels DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: 9/28/2027 Active
32-A-1027 Class A Bryant Knepp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
32-A-0546 Class A Caleb and Dorcas Yoder DBA: — Plainville, IN Exp: 4/1/2027 Active
32-A-0708 Class A Calvin Yoder DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
32-A-1136 Class A Caring Paws LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 3/12/2028 Active
32-A-1082 Class A Cedar Lane Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 1/2/2027 Active
32-A-0704 Class A Cedar Valley Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
32-A-0671 Class A Christ Beiler DBA: — Rockville, IN Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
32-A-0763 Class A Chupp Farms Canine LLC DBA: — Greentown, IN Exp: 5/13/2029 Active
32-A-1138 Class A Circle Drive Pets LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
32-A-1176 Class A Clarence Bontrager DBA: — Etna Green, IN Exp: 6/16/2029 Active
32-A-0874 Class A Cletus Yoder DBA: Grace Lane K9 Odon, IN Exp: 6/24/2027 Active
32-A-1094 Class A Clinton Companions DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: 5/1/2027 Active
32-B-0270 Class B Companion Pets, LLC DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 5/13/2028 Active
32-A-1026 Class A Cornerstone Cavaliers LLC DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
32-A-0681 Class A CorVus Biomedical LLC DBA: — Crawfordsville, IN Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
32-A-0487 Class A Country Kennels LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
32-A-0617 Class A Country Road Canines LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/9/2027 Active
32-A-0995 Class A Country View Pets DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
32-A-0949 Class A Creek Bottom Kennels LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/15/2028 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.