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 2,837 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) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

2,189 results found (Class A)

4,209 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
91-A-0142 Class A Dry Creek Waterfowl — Port Angeles WA 2/23/2027 Active
31-A-1034 Class A Duane A Miller — Fredericksburg OH 12/3/2028 Active
74-A-1600 Class A Duane and Kristin White B. E. W. Yorkies Clarksville TX 3/31/2028 Active
42-A-1716 Class A Duane Bontrager — Kalona IA 8/2/2029 Active
32-A-1117 Class A Duane Fry Dura Puppies Middlebury IN 10/10/2027 Active
87-A-0043 Class A Duane Gilbert Gilbert Ranch Castle Dale UT 4/26/2027 Active
31-A-0930 Class A Duane Miller — Dundee OH 6/22/2028 Active
32-A-0870 Class A Duane Ray Bontrager — Rome City IN 6/21/2027 Active
71-A-1362 Class A Dudley Slaton Slaton Farms Lockesburg AR 11/8/2026 Active
43-A-6928 Class A Duncan Dogs — Hartville MO 7/25/2028 Active
42-A-1539 Class A Dustan Wellman — Donnellson IA 7/11/2027 Active
42-A-1396 Class A Dustin Westercamp Jill Westercamp — FARMINGTON IA 12/22/2028 Active
43-A-6807 Class A Dusty Lane Kennel LLC — Latham MO 5/25/2029 Active
32-A-0540 Class A Dusty Road Kennel LLC — Odon IN 2/26/2027 Active
67-A-0007 Class A Dwayne Lake Lakes Exotics East Dublin GA 5/3/2029 Active
43-A-6698 Class A Dwayne Rogers — Conway MO 7/7/2028 Active
31-A-0654 Class A Dwayne Yoder DL Canines Dundee OH 5/12/2028 Active
43-A-6829 Class A E. Marie Martin Wood Edge Kennel Fortuna MO 10/12/2026 Active
32-A-0651 Class A Earl D Beechy — Lagrange IN 11/1/2028 Active
35-A-0529 Class A Earl Ray Nolt and Elaine Nolt — Lublin WI 11/22/2026 Active
43-A-6683 Class A Ears Up Acres — Marionville MO 5/26/2028 Active
74-A-1558 Class A East Texas Aquaranch, Ltd Triple F Farms Cherokee TX 7/17/2027 Active
74-A-1565 Class A East Texas Exotic Animals — Cleveland TX 10/25/2027 Active
43-A-6471 Class A Echo Ridge Kennel LLC — Bethany MO 11/13/2026 Active
33-A-0646 Class A Ed Nolan — Eldred IL 5/1/2029 Active
91-A-0142 Class A — Breeder
Dry Creek Waterfowl
Port Angeles, WA Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1034 Class A — Breeder
Duane A Miller
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 12/3/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-14 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
74-A-1600 Class A — Breeder
Duane and Kristin White
DBA: B. E. W. Yorkies
Clarksville, TX Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1716 Class A — Breeder
Duane Bontrager
Kalona, IA Exp: 8/2/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1117 Class A — Breeder
Duane Fry
DBA: Dura Puppies
Middlebury, IN Exp: 10/10/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
87-A-0043 Class A — Breeder
Duane Gilbert
DBA: Gilbert Ranch
Castle Dale, UT Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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31-A-0930 Class A — Breeder
Duane Miller
Dundee, OH Exp: 6/22/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-01-17 — UNKNOWN
2 non-critical PDF
2022-06-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0870 Class A — Breeder
Duane Ray Bontrager
Rome City, IN Exp: 6/21/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
71-A-1362 Class A — Breeder
Dudley Slaton
DBA: Slaton Farms
Lockesburg, AR Exp: 11/8/2026 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

43-A-6928 Class A — Breeder
Duncan Dogs
Hartville, MO Exp: 7/25/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1539 Class A — Breeder
Dustan Wellman
Donnellson, IA Exp: 7/11/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

42-A-1396 Class A — Breeder
Dustin Westercamp Jill Westercamp
FARMINGTON, IA Exp: 12/22/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-09-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2019-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

43-A-6807 Class A — Breeder
Dusty Lane Kennel LLC
Latham, MO Exp: 5/25/2029 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-05-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0540 Class A — Breeder
Dusty Road Kennel LLC
Odon, IN Exp: 2/26/2027 Active
14 inspections clean
2025-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 14.

67-A-0007 Class A — Breeder
Dwayne Lake
DBA: Lakes Exotics
East Dublin, GA Exp: 5/3/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-06-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-02-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6698 Class A — Breeder
Dwayne Rogers
Conway, MO Exp: 7/7/2028 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0654 Class A — Breeder
Dwayne Yoder
DBA: DL Canines
Dundee, OH Exp: 5/12/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-03-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-03 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6829 Class A — Breeder
E. Marie Martin
DBA: Wood Edge Kennel
Fortuna, MO Exp: 10/12/2026 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0651 Class A — Breeder
Earl D Beechy
Lagrange, IN Exp: 11/1/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-06-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-11 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0529 Class A — Breeder
Earl Ray Nolt and Elaine Nolt
Lublin, WI Exp: 11/22/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6683 Class A — Breeder
Ears Up Acres
Marionville, MO Exp: 5/26/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1558 Class A — Breeder
East Texas Aquaranch, Ltd
DBA: Triple F Farms
Cherokee, TX Exp: 7/17/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2024-07-15 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1565 Class A — Breeder
East Texas Exotic Animals
Cleveland, TX Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2024-09-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-14 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6471 Class A — Breeder
Echo Ridge Kennel LLC
Bethany, MO Exp: 11/13/2026 Active
6 inspections clean
2024-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0646 Class A — Breeder
Ed Nolan
Eldred, IL Exp: 5/1/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-04-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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.