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

81 results found in AR

202 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-0762 Class A Linda Brasher DBA: Elite Puppies Havana, AR Exp: 5/4/2027 Active
71-A-0960 Class A Lonnie & Shelly Cox DBA: Big Creek Kennel Maynard, AR Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
71-A-1412 Class A Lyndal Swartzentruber DBA: — Pocahontes, AR Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
71-B-0220 Class B Lynn Blevins Beverly Chevallier DBA: Cats of the Ozarks Western Grove, AR Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
71-B-0116 Class B Lynn Culver DBA: Natural Order Animal Husbandry Mena, AR Exp: 10/28/2029 Active
71-B-0225 Class B Madison Dempsey DBA: — Lavaca, AR Exp: 11/24/2028 Active
71-A-1433 Class A Michelle Riggs DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: 12/16/2028 Active
71-A-1415 Class A Misty Means DBA: — Ash Flat, AR Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
71-A-1452 Class A Ozark Mtn Corgis, Shepherds and Bernese LLC DBA: — St. Joe, AR Exp: 5/18/2029 Active
71-A-1193 Class A Pat Bagwell DBA: — Augusta, AR Exp: 5/25/2028 Active
71-B-0140 Class B Pel-Freez, LLC DBA: — Rogers, AR Exp: 4/14/2028 Active
71-A-1450 Class A Rhonda Karen Griffith DBA: Karen's Kennel Mountain View, AR Exp: 12/3/2028 Active
71-A-1420 Class A Shaun Merrell DBA: Wildcat Hollow Retrievers Hardy, AR Exp: 2/10/2028 Active
71-A-1391 Class A Shea Bailey Leah Bailey DBA: — Berryville, AR Exp: 2/21/2028 Active
71-A-0815 Class A Shelba K. Canfield DBA: BROOKLYN HILL KENNELS Scranton, AR Exp: 7/9/2027 Active
71-B-0221 Class B SMART Reproduction DBA: — Jonesboro, AR Exp: 4/11/2027 Active
71-B-0223 Class B Southern Creatures, LLC DBA: — Siloam Springs, AR Exp: 5/29/2027 Active
71-B-0226 Class B Southern Hearts Rescue DBA: — Bauxite, AR Exp: 5/28/2029 Active
71-A-1441 Class A Sue Gregory DBA: — Hattieville, AR Exp: 11/22/2026 Active
71-A-1402 Class A Tammy Zeiger DBA: Caring Hearts Kennel Hardy, AR Exp: 11/18/2027 Active
71-A-1449 Class A Tanya White DBA: Granny's Tiny Paws Harrison, AR Exp: 11/14/2028 Active
71-A-1384 Class A Teresa J Taylor DBA: Happy Tails for You Harriet, AR Exp: 10/17/2028 Active
71-B-0218 Class B Terry & Andria Farris DBA: — Searcy, AR Exp: 3/18/2028 Active
71-A-1378 Class A Tracy Everett DBA: Freemen Farms Tilly, AR Exp: 7/17/2028 Active
71-A-1213 Class A Vanessa Watts DBA: Rock Springs Kennel Leslie, AR Exp: 10/19/2029 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.