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
21-A-0228 Class A Harlan Stauffer Ella Stauffer DBA: Whispering Willow Echoes Dundee, NY Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
42-A-1568 Class A Harley Yoder DBA: — CHARITON, IA Exp: 5/3/2028 Active
43-A-6556 Class A Harry Brown Bettty Brown DBA: Country Mile Kennel Cherryville, MO Exp: 4/23/2027 Active
92-A-0396 Class A Harvest Bird Ranch DBA: — Dallas, OR Exp: 3/8/2027 Active
31-A-0061 Class A Harvey Burkholder DBA: — Shiloh, OH Exp: 11/1/2028 Active
21-A-0200 Class A Harvey E Miller DBA: Locust Grove Kennels Greenwood, NY Exp: 4/19/2028 Active
32-A-0480 Class A Harvey Wagler DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
74-A-1572 Class A Hatada Enterprises Inc. DBA: Hatada Ranch Valley Mills, TX Exp: 4/14/2028 Active
43-A-6518 Class A Hayden Otto DBA: — Meta, MO Exp: 10/7/2027 Active
58-A-0397 Class A Heart Beak City Inc DBA: — Spring Hill, FL Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
47-A-0605 Class A Heartland Classics LLC DBA: — Lyons, NE Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
32-A-1006 Class A Heartland K9, LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 10/25/2028 Active
32-A-0916 Class A Heartland Kennel LLC DBA: — Nappanee, IN Exp: 12/2/2027 Active
47-A-0615 Class A Heath Francke Serenity Francke DBA: Sand Creek Kennels and Sporting Dogs Newport, NE Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
42-A-1672 Class A Heath Meyers DBA: Century Farm Puppies Grundy Center, IA Exp: 11/30/2027 Active
43-A-6801 Class A Heavenly Chows LLC DBA: — Versailles, MO Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
47-A-0638 Class A Hedgehog Precision LLC DBA: Telos Exotics Omaha, NE Exp: 4/27/2029 Active
42-A-0736 Class A Helen Ketelsen Scott Ketelsen DBA: — Hull, IA Exp: 1/13/2028 Active
31-A-0510 Class A Henry EA Yoder DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 9/19/2029 Active
32-A-0549 Class A Henry Graber DBA: Grabers Kennel Loogootee, IN Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
35-A-0539 Class A Henry Hertzler DBA: — Mineral Point, WI Exp: 9/17/2027 Active
42-A-1711 Class A Henry L Nisley DBA: Windy Ridge Kennel Seymour, IA Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
31-A-0602 Class A HENRY MILLER DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
43-A-6699 Class A Henry Reiff Jr & Dorothy L Reiff DBA: Home Range Kennels Sheldon, MO Exp: 7/8/2028 Active
31-A-0948 Class A Henry Wengerd DBA: H & M Kennel Fresno, OH Exp: 9/27/2028 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.