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

724 results found in MO

1,149 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6646 Class A Perry Petersheim DBA: — Moberly, MO Exp: 2/16/2028 Active
43-A-6874 Class A Pete Miller DBA: — Milan, MO Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
43-A-4030 Class A Peter L and Miriam Zimmerman DBA: ROCKY RIDGE KENNEL Versailles, MO Exp: 11/18/2028 Active
43-A-5544 Class A Peter T Schwartz DBA: SOUTHERN VALLEY KENNEL Seymour, MO Exp: 8/6/2028 Active
43-A-6783 Class A Peter TJ Schwartz DBA: Hill Top Kennel Seymour, MO Exp: 2/1/2029 Active
43-A-6732 Class A Petie E.T. Schwartz DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 9/22/2028 Active
43-A-6540 Class A Petie Hilty DBA: Ozark Mountain Kennel SEYMOUR, MO Exp: 1/20/2027 Active
43-A-6635 Class A Petie S Zook DBA: Windmill Kennel Seymour, MO Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
43-A-6398 Class A Phantom Hollow Kennel LLC DBA: — TRENTON, MO Exp: 3/11/2029 Active
43-A-5673 Class A Philip M. Hoover LLC DBA: SHOW ME PUPPIES MEMPHIS, MO Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
43-A-6135 Class A Phyllis Kelley DBA: Aunt Ps Puppy Palace Richland, MO Exp: 10/20/2027 Active
43-A-6852 Class A Phyllis McBride Matthew McBride DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 2/16/2027 Active
43-B-3871 Class B Pinnacle Pets LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 9/17/2028 Active
43-A-6796 Class A PK Pups LLC DBA: — Dora, MO Exp: 3/23/2029 Active
43-A-6977 Class A Pop Culture Puppies LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 10/13/2029 Active —
43-A-6827 Class A Porter Puppies DBA: — elkland, MO Exp: 9/21/2029 Active
43-A-6410 Class A Prairie View Kennels LLC DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
43-A-6371 Class A Premium Paws LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
43-B-3863 Class B Prime Pets DBA: — Seneca, MO Exp: 3/19/2028 Active
43-B-3852 Class B Primo Paws LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 12/20/2026 Active
43-A-6577 Class A Primo Puppies LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 7/14/2027 Active
43-A-6111 Class A Puppys R Us LLC DBA: — WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 7/21/2029 Active
43-B-3774 Class B QD Kennels LLC DBA: Towerhill Cattery LLC Frankford, MO Exp: 8/15/2027 Active
43-A-6843 Class A Quinn LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 1/4/2027 Active
43-A-6802 Class A Rachel Detweiler DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 4/27/2029 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.