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
43-B-3812 Class B Southpaw Pets LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 10/3/2027 Active
43-B-3835 Class B Springfield Livestock Marketing Center LLC DBA: — Springfield, MO Exp: 5/27/2028 Active
33-B-0446 Class B SPS Aquarists Inc. DBA: — Champaign, IL Exp: 6/21/2027 Active
32-B-0231 Class B Stanley Graber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 8/21/2028 Active
23-B-0247 Class B Stephen E Stride DBA: Center Valley Puppies Doyelsburg, PA Exp: 10/11/2028 Active
63-B-0204 Class B Stephen Williamson DBA: S & L Exotics Henderson, TN Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
73-B-1891 Class B Steve Don Burden DBA: — Weleetka, OK Exp: 4/19/2027 Active
74-B-0673 Class B Steve Housley DBA: Pollys Pet Shop Universal City, TX Exp: 3/22/2027 Active
33-B-0328 Class B Steven Fox DBA: SF Pet Supply Wholesale Chana, IL Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
74-B-0524 Class B Steven Provost DBA: — Harper, TX Exp: 4/27/2028 Active
42-B-0306 Class B Struve Labs International Inc DBA: — Manning, IA Exp: 9/8/2029 Active
14-B-0056 Class B Sugar Haven Rescue Inc DBA: — Haverhill, MA Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
31-B-0236 Class B Sugarcreek Bird Farm, Inc. DBA: — Bellbrook, OH Exp: 5/15/2027 Active
35-B-0235 Class B Summer Theys DBA: — Shawano, WI Exp: 10/28/2027 Active
57-B-0146 Class B Sun Pet Ltd DBA: Fish Mart; Pet Source Atlanta, GA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
31-B-0246 Class B Sus Clinicals Inc DBA: — Cincinnati, OH Exp: 12/19/2028 Active
31-B-0238 Class B Susan Haley DBA: — Frazeysburg, OH Exp: 9/12/2027 Active
58-B-0720 Class B Susan Mccormick DBA: — Dundee, FL Exp: 4/10/2027 Active
34-B-0251 Class B Susan Ungrey DBA: — Rockford, MI Exp: 4/2/2027 Active
48-B-0359 Class B Tails & Scales Inc. DBA: — Derby, KS Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
43-B-3708 Class B Teresa Shaffer DBA: — Holden, MO Exp: 2/2/2028 Active
71-B-0218 Class B Terry & Andria Farris DBA: — Searcy, AR Exp: 3/18/2028 Active
74-B-0842 Class B Texas Bird Farm DBA: — Rosharon, TX Exp: 7/21/2028 Active
33-B-0429 Class B The Animal Store, Inc. DBA: — Lincolnwood, IL Exp: 11/21/2028 Active
41-B-0002 Class B The Bio Corporation DBA: — Alexandria, MN Exp: 12/6/2026 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.