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

2,156 results found (Class A)

4,234 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
92-A-0383 Class A Debra Dick DBA: Columbia Breeze Astoria, OR Exp: 1/6/2027 Active
73-A-2333 Class A Debra Robison DBA: — Buffalo, OK Exp: 3/9/2028 Active
43-A-6039 Class A Debra Shine DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 2/26/2027 Active
43-A-5765 Class A Dee Cowan DBA: — ORONOGO, MO Exp: 5/23/2028 Active
31-A-0992 Class A Deer Hollow Kennel LLC DBA: — Charm, OH Exp: 1/9/2027 Active
31-A-0936 Class A Delbert Hershberger DBA: — New Philadelphia, OH Exp: 7/11/2028 Active
43-A-4948 Class A Delmar McCrorey DBA: CRANE CREEK KENNEL CRANE, MO Exp: 8/29/2029 Active
32-A-1157 Class A Delmar Miller DBA: Circle Drive Kennel La Grange, IN Exp: 12/2/2028 Active
32-A-1007 Class A Delmar R Frey DBA: Bow Wow LLC Millersburg, IN Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
32-A-1153 Class A Delmar Wittmer DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 9/5/2028 Active
43-A-5807 Class A Delores Carlos DBA: — Jefferson City, MO Exp: 7/19/2028 Active
71-A-1405 Class A Deniece Richardson DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: 2/10/2027 Active
43-A-6688 Class A Denise Essary DBA: — Ava, MO Exp: 6/6/2028 Active
42-A-1285 Class A Denise Krogmeier DBA: Chalk Ridge Kennel Fort Madison, IA Exp: 4/24/2027 Active
58-A-0359 Class A Dennehy Services Llc DBA: — New Port Richey, FL Exp: 11/12/2027 Active
48-A-0879 Class A Dennis and Peggy Ogle DBA: Ogle's Kennels Fredonia, KS Exp: 6/5/2029 Active
35-A-0379 Class A Dennis Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
31-A-0397 Class A Dennis D Yoder DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 10/21/2029 Active
32-A-0871 Class A Dennis J Hilty DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: 6/23/2027 Active
31-A-0868 Class A Dennis L and Sarah A Hershberger DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: 7/6/2027 Active
32-A-0977 Class A Dennis L Lehman DBA: — Wolcottville, IN Exp: 7/20/2028 Active
32-A-0361 Class A Dennis Lee Miller DBA: DJ K9 LaGrange, IN Exp: 9/7/2028 Active
34-A-0232 Class A Dennis Martin DBA: — Fenwick, MI Exp: 10/14/2028 Active
43-A-6939 Class A Dennis W Ory DBA: — ROCKY COMFORT, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
43-A-6679 Class A Denton Headings DBA: — Buffalo, MO Exp: 5/26/2028 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.