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
32-A-0540 Class A Dusty Road Kennel LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 2/26/2027 Active
67-A-0007 Class A Dwayne Lake DBA: Lakes Exotics East Dublin, GA Exp: 5/3/2029 Active
43-A-6698 Class A Dwayne Rogers DBA: — Conway, MO Exp: 7/7/2028 Active
31-A-0654 Class A Dwayne Yoder DBA: DL Canines Dundee, OH Exp: 5/12/2028 Active
43-A-6829 Class A E. Marie Martin DBA: Wood Edge Kennel Fortuna, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
32-A-0651 Class A Earl D Beechy DBA: — Lagrange, IN Exp: 11/1/2028 Active
35-A-0529 Class A Earl Ray Nolt and Elaine Nolt DBA: — Lublin, WI Exp: 10/6/2029 Active
43-A-6683 Class A Ears Up Acres DBA: — Marionville, MO Exp: 5/26/2028 Active
74-A-1558 Class A East Texas Aquaranch, Ltd DBA: Triple F Farms Cherokee, TX Exp: 7/17/2027 Active
74-A-1565 Class A East Texas Exotic Animals DBA: — Cleveland, TX Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
43-A-6471 Class A Echo Ridge Kennel LLC DBA: — Bethany, MO Exp: 11/13/2026 Active
42-A-1596 Class A Eddie and Rosemary Gingerich DBA: E and R Bulldogs Bloomfield, IA Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
71-A-0789 Class A Eddy and Carolyn Criner DBA: Prairie View Kennels Marble Falls, AR Exp: 1/2/2029 Active
32-A-0864 Class A Edgeview Kennel LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 4/27/2027 Active
41-A-0516 Class A Edith Contreras and Luis Estrada Sanchez DBA: E & C Paws Worthington, MN Exp: 9/8/2029 Active
43-A-6233 Class A Edith Ladell Stuart DBA: Ozark Puppy Love Koshkonong, MO Exp: 8/15/2028 Active
33-A-0585 Class A Edna & Willard Herschberger DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 6/22/2028 Active
35-A-0537 Class A Edna Ellen Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
43-A-5917 Class A Edna-Elmer Troyer DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 12/2/2026 Active
43-A-6819 Class A Edward Cannon DBA: E Cannon Kennels Novinger, MO Exp: 8/24/2029 Active
34-A-0228 Class A Edward Hershberger DBA: Rolling Acres Farm N Pets Morley, MI Exp: 8/18/2029 Active
43-A-6856 Class A Edwin V. Shetler DBA: — Madison, MO Exp: 3/13/2027 Active
43-A-4346 Class A Elaine Craig DBA: Sunset Acres Kennel Butler, MO Exp: 12/16/2026 Active
43-A-4205 Class A Elaine K Wilson DBA: — Edgar Springs, MO Exp: 7/14/2029 Active
23-A-0803 Class A Elam F Fisher DBA: — Loganton, PA Exp: 11/19/2027 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.