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-6615 Class A Rachel Sien DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 12/1/2027 Active
43-A-3264 Class A Rae Lynn Mercer DBA: Rambling Kennels Hartville, MO Exp: 1/9/2028 Active
43-A-6804 Class A Rambling Rose Acres DBA: — Creighton, MO Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
43-A-6821 Class A Randall Roy DBA: — Mansfield, MO Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
43-A-6425 Class A Randy Swartzentruber DBA: — HALFWAY, MO Exp: 5/29/2029 Active
43-A-5385 Class A Raymond Lawson DBA: The Silver Spur CLIFTON HILL, MO Exp: 8/19/2028 Active
43-A-6641 Class A Reagan Pearce DBA: — Ava, MO Exp: 2/2/2028 Active
43-A-6851 Class A Reisman LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 2/12/2027 Active
43-A-3094 Class A Renea Culler DBA: Culler Kennel Shelbyville, MO Exp: 2/16/2028 Active
43-A-6915 Class A Renee L. Scarcelli DBA: Cattitude Caulfield, MO Exp: 5/23/2028 Active
43-A-5688 Class A Reuben Crandall, Stacy Crandall DBA: — STARK CITY, MO Exp: 12/15/2028 Active
43-A-5914 Class A Rhonda Haden DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-6346 Class A Rhonda Pope DBA: Pope Kennel Freeburg, MO Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-2754 Class A Rhonda Wiggins DBA: Wiggins Kennel Trenton, MO Exp: 1/7/2028 Active
43-A-5255 Class A Richard Hatton DBA: — PARIS, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-3783 Class A Richard Hoffman DBA: HOFFMANS KENNEL FREEBURG, MO Exp: 1/22/2029 Active
43-A-5457 Class A Rick & Shelly Kuhn DBA: R S D Kennel Hartville, MO Exp: 1/20/2028 Active
43-A-6702 Class A Robert and Sarah Martin DBA: — Milo, MO Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
43-A-4268 Class A Robert Gray DBA: Gray Bo Kennels Exeter, MO Exp: 9/28/2027 Active
43-A-5442 Class A Robert Mangan DBA: — Walnut Grove, MO Exp: 12/16/2026 Active
43-B-3512 Class B Rod Malchow DBA: — Urbana, MO Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
43-A-6898 Class A Roller-Pigeon.com DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
43-A-6974 Class A Roman J Detweiler DBA: Wind Acres Kennel Princeton, MO Exp: 8/19/2029 Active —
43-A-6490 Class A Roscot Painted Acres Inc. DBA: — New Franklin, MO Exp: 1/29/2027 Active
43-A-6823 Class A Rose Troyer DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 9/23/2029 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.