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
56-B-0128 Class B Robert J Mills DBA: Everything under the Sun Flea Market / The Spoiled Pet Myrtle Beach, SC Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
58-B-0659 Class B Robert Sonner DBA: — Homestead, FL Exp: 2/6/2029 Active
87-B-0042 Class B Robinson Elk Ranch DBA: — Richmond, UT Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
41-B-0282 Class B Rockview Kennels LLC DBA: — Edgerton, MN Exp: 3/13/2027 Active
43-B-3512 Class B Rod Malchow DBA: — Urbana, MO Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
47-B-0128 Class B Rolling Gavel LLC DBA: — Columbus, NE Exp: 4/28/2029 Active
63-B-0206 Class B Ronald O Manor Jr DBA: — Murfreesboro, TN Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
42-B-0052 Class B Ruby Fur Farm Inc DBA: — New Sharon, IA Exp: 2/4/2028 Active
74-B-0328 Class B Russell Barham DBA: 4 B Livestock North Zulch, TX Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
74-B-0659 Class B Russell Feed Inc DBA: — Fort Worth, TX Exp: 3/10/2029 Active
74-B-0469 Class B S & S Exotic Animals Inc DBA: — Houston, TX Exp: 1/21/2028 Active
74-B-0844 Class B S&B Enterprises DBA: — Boerne, TX Exp: 1/8/2029 Active
46-B-0090 Class B SAB Biotherapeutics Inc. DBA: SAB Biotherapeutics Pharm Sioux Falls, SD Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
73-B-1876 Class B Safari B Ranch, LLC DBA: — Norman, OK Exp: 11/19/2027 Active
58-B-0728 Class B Safer Human Medicine Inc. DBA: — LaBelle, FL Exp: 5/20/2028 Active
93-B-0266 Class B Salk Institute For Biological Studies DBA: — LA JOLLA, CA Exp: 9/29/2028 Active
43-B-3806 Class B Sam Hostetler DBA: HOSTETLER WILDLIFE FARMS MILLER, MO Exp: 5/1/2028 Active
48-B-0363 Class B Sam Mosshart DBA: SBM Kennels Protection, KS Exp: 10/14/2029 Active —
23-B-0220 Class B Samuel F Stoltzfus DBA: — Gordonville, PA Exp: 5/29/2029 Active
33-B-0385 Class B Sandy Wild DBA: Wildhaven Forreston, IL Exp: 4/7/2027 Active
93-B-0252 Class B Sargeant Antibodies DBA: — Ramona, CA Exp: 11/15/2028 Active
93-B-0152 Class B Sargeants Wholesale Biologicals DBA: — Fallon, NV Exp: 2/4/2028 Active
41-B-0290 Class B Save A Fox DBA: SaveAFox Rescue Faribault, MN Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
74-B-0839 Class B Scales and Tails Pet Rescue DBA: — El Paso, TX Exp: 12/9/2027 Active
93-B-0206 Class B Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc. DBA: — Santee, CA Exp: 5/8/2028 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.