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

723 results found in MO

1,150 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6670 Class A Vernetta Brengman DBA: — Anderson, MO Exp: 5/3/2028 Active
43-A-6213 Class A Vicki + Bobby Shebiel DBA: Very Special Kennels Macomb, MO Exp: 6/20/2028 Active
43-A-6034 Class A Vickie Burden DBA: — Dora, MO Exp: 2/3/2027 Active
43-A-2302 Class A Vicky Martin DBA: Rainbow Kennels Meta, MO Exp: 6/26/2027 Active
43-A-5775 Class A Violet Veitschegger DBA: — Stockton, MO Exp: 8/7/2029 Active
43-A-0799 Class A Virgil and Ruthie Snodgrass DBA: QUALITY PAWS ASBURY, MO Exp: 7/7/2029 Active
43-A-6633 Class A Virginia Whaley DBA: — Anderson, MO Exp: 1/18/2028 Active
43-A-6725 Class A Wade Bearden Mike Bearden DBA: Bearden Kennels Salisbury, MO Exp: 9/7/2028 Active
43-A-6312 Class A Walters Land and Cattle Company DBA: Ridgetop Kennels Anderson, MO Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
43-A-6846 Class A Warren Martin DBA: — Sheldon, MO Exp: 1/31/2027 Active
43-B-3837 Class B Wayne Manly DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: 9/8/2028 Active
43-A-6896 Class A Wendy Cotton DBA: Wendy's Loveable Pets Purdy, MO Exp: 1/6/2028 Active
43-A-6381 Class A Wendy Crim DBA: Seven Valley Paws Cassville, MO Exp: 12/17/2029 Active
43-A-6909 Class A Whipperwillridge LLC DBA: — Pomona, MO Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
43-A-6591 Class A Whistle Time LLC DBA: — Edina, MO Exp: 8/30/2027 Active
43-A-6069 Class A Willard Borntrager Esther Borntrager DBA: Stagecoach Run Kennels Brashear, MO Exp: 4/26/2028 Active
43-A-6600 Class A William & Monika Barnett DBA: B&B Kennels Iberia, MO Exp: 10/13/2027 Active
43-A-4273 Class A William Dildine Kimberly Dildine DBA: Proud Puppy Love 4D Kennel LLC Willow Springs, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
43-A-6931 Class A William J. Miller DBA: — Keytesville, MO Exp: 8/5/2028 Active
43-A-6777 Class A William Younger DBA: — Cassville, MO Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
43-A-6671 Class A Willy and Holly Ropp DBA: — Chillicothe, MO Exp: 5/4/2028 Active
43-A-6580 Class A Yoast Station Farm DBA: — Flemington, MO Exp: 8/3/2027 Active
43-A-6889 Class A Yvette Pendleton DBA: — Aurora, MO Exp: 10/23/2027 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.