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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

276 results found in OH

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0942 Class A Countryside Stone LLC — Apple Creek OH 7/26/2028 Active
31-A-1009 Class A Crist Troyer — Fresno OH 10/8/2027 Active
31-B-0237 Class B Critter Connection — Montpelier OH 5/23/2027 Active
31-A-0988 Class A Cuddly Comrades — Baltic OH 10/30/2026 Active
31-A-0473 Class A Dan R Erb — Baltic OH 9/4/2029 Active
31-A-1001 Class A Daniel M Miller — Baltic OH 6/26/2027 Active
31-A-0924 Class A Daniel M. Hochstetler — Fresno OH 6/7/2028 Active
31-A-0455 Class A Daniel Shirk — Shelby OH 4/11/2027 Active
31-A-0895 Class A Daniel Weaver Adorable Pups LLC Dundee OH 2/23/2028 Active
31-B-0240 Class B Dave Linkhart — Xenia OH 1/29/2028 Active
31-A-0792 Class A David and Emily Miller — Millersburg OH 9/18/2026 Active
31-A-0900 Class A David Beechy — Montpelier OH 3/16/2028 Active
31-A-0870 Class A David D Byler Wills Creek Canine Quaker City OH 7/14/2027 Active
31-A-0865 Class A David D Yoder — Sugarcreek OH 6/22/2027 Active
31-A-0592 Class A David E Miller — Fresno OH 4/27/2029 Active
31-A-0415 Class A David H. Miller — Stonecreek OH 8/17/2027 Active
31-A-0647 Class A David J Schlabach — Millersburg OH 4/11/2029 Active
31-A-0149 Class A David Miller Clear Springs Kennel Millersburg OH 1/26/2028 Active
31-A-0666 Class A David R Yoder Country Lane Kennel Millersburg OH 6/30/2027 Active
31-A-0775 Class A David W Mast Whispering Brook puppies Baltic OH 7/12/2027 Active
31-A-0743 Class A David Yoder — Fredericksburg OH 3/1/2028 Active
31-A-0992 Class A Deer Hollow Kennel LLC — Charm OH 1/9/2027 Active
31-A-0936 Class A Delbert Hershberger — New Philadelphia OH 7/11/2028 Active
31-A-0397 Class A Dennis D Yoder — Millersburg OH 11/8/2026 Active
31-A-0868 Class A Dennis L and Sarah A Hershberger — Dundee OH 7/6/2027 Active
31-A-0942 Class A — Breeder
Countryside Stone LLC
Apple Creek, OH Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-08-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-1009 Class A — Breeder
Crist Troyer
Fresno, OH Exp: 10/8/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-19 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2024-12-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0237 Class B — Dealer
Critter Connection
Montpelier, OH Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0988 Class A — Breeder
Cuddly Comrades
Baltic, OH Exp: 10/30/2026 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-08 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0473 Class A — Breeder
Dan R Erb
Baltic, OH Exp: 9/4/2029 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-06-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-04-30 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-09-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-1001 Class A — Breeder
Daniel M Miller
Baltic, OH Exp: 6/26/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2024-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0924 Class A — Breeder
Daniel M. Hochstetler
Fresno, OH Exp: 6/7/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-05-31 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0455 Class A — Breeder
Daniel Shirk
Shelby, OH Exp: 4/11/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2024-03-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-29 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-11-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0895 Class A — Breeder
Daniel Weaver
DBA: Adorable Pups LLC
Dundee, OH Exp: 2/23/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-B-0240 Class B — Dealer
Dave Linkhart
Xenia, OH Exp: 1/29/2028 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-01-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0792 Class A — Breeder
David and Emily Miller
Millersburg, OH Exp: 9/18/2026 Active
6 inspections clean
2023-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-09-05 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0900 Class A — Breeder
David Beechy
Montpelier, OH Exp: 3/16/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-19 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-09 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0870 Class A — Breeder
David D Byler
DBA: Wills Creek Canine
Quaker City, OH Exp: 7/14/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0865 Class A — Breeder
David D Yoder
Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 6/22/2027 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2022-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0592 Class A — Breeder
David E Miller
Fresno, OH Exp: 4/27/2029 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-03-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-07 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0415 Class A — Breeder
David H. Miller
Stonecreek, OH Exp: 8/17/2027 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-12-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-03-21 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-15 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0647 Class A — Breeder
David J Schlabach
Millersburg, OH Exp: 4/11/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-27 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2025-07-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0149 Class A — Breeder
David Miller
DBA: Clear Springs Kennel
Millersburg, OH Exp: 1/26/2028 Active
12 inspections clean
2026-03-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2025-01-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-10-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0666 Class A — Breeder
David R Yoder
DBA: Country Lane Kennel
Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/30/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-09-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-10-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0775 Class A — Breeder
David W Mast
DBA: Whispering Brook puppies
Baltic, OH Exp: 7/12/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-25 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0743 Class A — Breeder
David Yoder
Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 3/1/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-01-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0992 Class A — Breeder
Deer Hollow Kennel LLC
Charm, OH Exp: 1/9/2027 Active
1 inspection clean
2024-01-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0936 Class A — Breeder
Delbert Hershberger
New Philadelphia, OH Exp: 7/11/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0397 Class A — Breeder
Dennis D Yoder
Millersburg, OH Exp: 11/8/2026 Active
11 inspections clean
2024-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0868 Class A — Breeder
Dennis L and Sarah A Hershberger
Dundee, OH Exp: 7/6/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-09-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-06-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-05-06 — 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.