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

2,156 results found (Class A)

4,234 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0404 Class A Allen N Reiff DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
52-A-0185 Class A Allyson Tichy DBA: Oceanfront Sugar Gliders VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Exp: 11/25/2028 Active
58-A-0388 Class A Alpha Aviary Inc DBA: — Homestead, FL Exp: 3/28/2027 Active
31-A-1038 Class A Alta Hostetler DBA: — Apple Creek, OH Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
43-A-6865 Class A Alvin Borntrager DBA: — Brashear, MO Exp: 4/3/2027 Active
32-A-0498 Class A Alvin Brenneman DBA: Cedar Creek Bulldogs & Supplies Portland, IN Exp: 3/3/2029 Active
32-A-0488 Class A Alvin S Lapp and Lydia S Lapp DBA: Creekside Pet Farm Fountain City, IN Exp: 11/18/2028 Active
21-A-0185 Class A Alvin Stoltzfus DBA: Springside Kennel Fort Plain, NY Exp: 2/3/2028 Active
33-A-0647 Class A Alyssa Penrod DBA: — Jonesboro, IL Exp: 7/1/2029 Active
43-A-6071 Class A Amanda Clinkenbeard DBA: Chicanery Maltese Milan, MO Exp: 5/2/2029 Active
32-A-0879 Class A Amanda Eicher Rhoda Graber Aimee Graber DBA: Dutch Creek Kennel Grabill, IN Exp: 6/30/2027 Active
43-A-6905 Class A Amanda Rogers DBA: — Bolivar, MO Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
43-A-6919 Class A Amanda Thompson DBA: — El Dorado Springs, MO Exp: 6/12/2028 Active
42-A-1565 Class A Amber Rozeboom Nolan Rozeboom DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
43-A-6882 Class A Ammon J Miller DBA: — Centralia, MO Exp: 8/1/2027 Active
31-A-0719 Class A Ammon J Yoder DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: 8/7/2028 Active
32-A-0672 Class A Ammon King DBA: — Rockville, IN Exp: 2/16/2029 Active
23-A-0785 Class A Ammon O Zimmerman DBA: Sunny Ridge Farm Mifflinburg, PA Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
31-A-0919 Class A Ammon Swartzentruber DBA: — Wooster, OH Exp: 5/27/2028 Active
31-A-0986 Class A Ammon Yoder DBA: Hidden Acre Pets Baltic, OH Exp: 9/6/2029 Active
35-A-0388 Class A Ammon Zimmerman DBA: — Stitzer, WI Exp: 1/4/2028 Active
42-A-1743 Class A AMN Reptiles, LLC DBA: — Zearing, IA Exp: 3/16/2029 Active
23-A-0748 Class A Amos and Rebecca King DBA: Windy Acres Kennel Blain, PA Exp: 8/30/2027 Active
23-A-0759 Class A Amos Fisher DBA: — Quarryville, PA Exp: 2/18/2028 Active
32-A-0773 Class A Amos Hilty Ruth Ann Hilty DBA: — South Whitley, IN Exp: 7/18/2028 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.