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
58-B-0741 Class B The Puppy Market DBA: — Fort Lauderdale, FL Exp: 10/7/2029 Active —
58-B-0698 Class B The Q-UE Systems LLC DBA: — Maitland, FL Exp: 5/2/2028 Active
51-B-0009 Class B Thomas D Morris Inc DBA: Meadow Creek Farm Reisterstown, MD Exp: 12/26/2028 Active
74-B-0788 Class B Three Little Pitties Rescue DBA: — Friendswood, TX Exp: 7/23/2028 Active
43-B-3874 Class B Thunder Lizard LLC DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 3/13/2029 Active
43-B-3731 Class B Tiffanies LLC DBA: — Frankford, MO Exp: 9/23/2029 Active
34-B-0253 Class B Todd Cotterman DBA: — Oakland, MI Exp: 4/12/2027 Active
58-B-0725 Class B Totally Flocked Avian Rescue DBA: — Molino, FL Exp: 3/10/2028 Active
32-B-0244 Class B Townline Puppies LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
43-B-3803 Class B Toybox Puppies DBA: — Barnett, MO Exp: 3/11/2027 Active
74-B-0821 Class B Tracy Coleman DBA: — KRESS, TX Exp: 8/21/2029 Active
74-B-0792 Class B Travis Glass DBA: Veterinary Clinical Resources Lexington, TX Exp: 9/30/2027 Active
56-B-0149 Class B Trenton Estes DBA: — Chester, SC Exp: 10/29/2027 Active
74-B-0640 Class B Triple C Ranch Inc. DBA: Safari LTD Lampasas, TX Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
58-B-0577 Class B Triple C Stables DBA: LALA LAND Sebring, FL Exp: 5/17/2028 Active
57-B-0148 Class B TRS Labs Inc DBA: — Watkinsville, GA Exp: 12/11/2028 Active
72-B-0030 Class B Tulane National Biomedical Research Center DBA: — Covington, LA Exp: 4/1/2028 Active
65-B-0136 Class B Tupelo-Lee Humane Society DBA: — Tupelo, MS Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
63-B-0191 Class B Turkey Creek Biotechnology, LLC DBA: — Franklin, TN Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
87-B-0040 Class B Ty and JoLayne Griffiths DBA: Petship Supply Provo, UT Exp: 11/21/2027 Active
74-B-0781 Class B Tyler Cleckley DBA: GBG Exotics Sweeny, TX Exp: 8/10/2029 Active
73-B-1896 Class B Tyler Dueck DBA: — Paden, OK Exp: 7/31/2027 Active
74-B-0837 Class B Tyler L Montgomery DBA: — Richland Hills, TX Exp: 10/16/2027 Active
58-B-0654 Class B Underground Reptiles Inc DBA: — Deerfield Beach, FL Exp: 10/3/2027 Active
93-B-0260 Class B University Of California-San Diego DBA: — LA JOLLA, CA Exp: 5/15/2029 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.