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

2,155 results found (Class A)

4,235 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6910 Class A Glade Rock Farms LLC DBA: — Falcon, MO Exp: 4/3/2028 Active
32-A-1031 Class A Glen D Hostetler DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
43-A-6661 Class A Glen R Otto DBA: — Princeton, MO Exp: 4/13/2028 Active
42-A-1721 Class A Glenda Grove, Eric Grove, Adam Grove DBA: — Unionville, IA Exp: 12/5/2026 Active
33-A-0591 Class A Glenn Jess and Christy Jess DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 3/13/2029 Active
42-A-1701 Class A Glenn T Bontrager DBA: — Kalona, IA Exp: 10/31/2028 Active
43-A-5862 Class A Gloria Duvall DBA: — Marionville, MO Exp: 4/29/2027 Active
43-A-6637 Class A Gloria Haldeman DBA: — Memphis, MO Exp: 1/28/2028 Active
43-A-6296 Class A Gloria Still DBA: — Purdy, MO Exp: 3/14/2028 Active
71-A-1425 Class A Glyn Nolan Ann Nolan DBA: Wildwood Farms Van Buren, AR Exp: 8/4/2028 Active
43-A-6941 Class A Gold Star Puppies LLC DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
21-A-0197 Class A Golden Doodle Meadows DBA: — Dundee, NY Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
82-A-0058 Class A Good Natured Hedgehogs DBA: — Caldwell, ID Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-4465 Class A Gordon & Glenda Craven DBA: — Grant City, MO Exp: 4/5/2027 Active
58-A-0370 Class A Gorilla Backs Kennel, LLC DBA: — Lake Wales, FL Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
32-A-0906 Class A Graber Mini Barns, LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 11/1/2027 Active
71-A-1393 Class A Grace Richardson DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: 4/3/2029 Active
32-A-0853 Class A Green Lawn Kennel DBA: — South Whitley, IN Exp: 2/18/2027 Active
32-A-0896 Class A Green Star Puppies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 9/15/2027 Active
48-A-2133 Class A Greg Pickett Amanda Pickett DBA: Pickett's Puppies Longton, KS Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
43-A-6276 Class A Griffin Farms Kennel LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
43-A-6636 Class A Griffin Kennels, LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
74-A-1607 Class A H & L SALES INC DBA: Patio Ranch SAN ANTONIO, TX Exp: 8/18/2029 Active
56-A-0148 Class A Ham Bone Farm LLC DBA: Division Of Palmetto Research Swin Reevesville, SC Exp: 9/14/2029 Active
31-A-0815 Class A Happy Acres Kennel DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 2/20/2027 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.