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

84 results found in WI

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0518 Class A Moses S Glick DBA: — Stitzer, WI Exp: 12/27/2028 Active
35-B-0220 Class B Nasco Education DBA: — Fort Atkinson, WI Exp: 11/7/2027 Active
35-A-0509 Class A Nathan Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 8/2/2028 Active
35-A-0486 Class A Neil J Miller DBA: — Viroqua, WI Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
35-A-0549 Class A Noah Brubaker DBA: — Thorp, WI Exp: 9/18/2029 Active
35-A-0381 Class A Noah Martin DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: 7/13/2027 Active
35-A-0451 Class A Norman and Ida Gingerich DBA: — Cadott, WI Exp: 11/8/2026 Active
35-A-0481 Class A Orva Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/16/2027 Active
35-A-0544 Class A Patrick Cain DBA: — NEENAH, WI Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
35-A-0356 Class A Paul Zimmerman DBA: — Boyd, WI Exp: 8/23/2028 Active
35-A-0528 Class A Perry J Bontrager DBA: Cedar Hill Kennle Dalton, WI Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
35-A-0393 Class A Philip Bontrager DBA: North Star Kennel Hillsboro, WI Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
35-A-0302 Class A Ralph Martin DBA: — Thorp, WI Exp: 9/28/2028 Active
35-A-0548 Class A Raymond & Rudy Schrock DBA: Kountry Kennels Westby, WI Exp: 6/18/2029 Active
35-A-0477 Class A Raymond J Stutzman DBA: — Cadott, WI Exp: 4/30/2027 Active
35-A-0543 Class A Reuben Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
35-A-0512 Class A Reuben D Graber DBA: — Blanchardville, WI Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
35-A-0552 Class A Ridgerunner Enterprises LLC DBA: Doodle Doghill Ladysmith, WI Exp: 10/21/2029 Active —
35-A-0550 Class A Samuel B. Miller DBA: — Mount Hope, WI Exp: 10/9/2029 Active —
35-A-0409 Class A Samuel Beiler DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: 11/30/2026 Active
35-A-0523 Class A Samuel J Yoder DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: 3/10/2029 Active
35-A-0495 Class A Sara S Bontrager DBA: Grand Valley Kennel Markesan, WI Exp: 2/17/2028 Active
35-A-0551 Class A Season Bennett DBA: — Larsen, WI Exp: 10/16/2029 Active —
35-B-0212 Class B Shelly Rutherford DBA: — Menomonie, WI Exp: 3/3/2028 Active
35-A-0458 Class A Steven Sensenig DBA: Cannon Country Canines Lancaster, WI Exp: 1/29/2028 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.