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
73-A-2767 Class A Jerry M Brown DBA: Mountain Top Kennel Stillwell, OK Exp: 1/12/2027 Active
32-A-0407 Class A Jerry Miller DBA: Play Mor Kennel Lagrange, IN Exp: 3/6/2027 Active
43-A-4362 Class A Jerry W McClure & Allen R Strenke DBA: Jerrens Kennel Grant City, MO Exp: 1/4/2027 Active
32-A-0764 Class A Jerry W. Wickey DBA: — Geneva, IN Exp: 8/16/2028 Active
32-A-0819 Class A Jerry Whetstone DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 1/28/2027 Active
43-A-5832 Class A Jesse Hedgpeth Brittani Hedgpeth DBA: Empire Pets Iberia, MO Exp: 1/24/2029 Active
32-A-1141 Class A Jesse K King DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
32-A-0499 Class A Jesse Troyer Jolene Troyer DBA: Puppy Playland Shipshewana, IN Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
48-A-2259 Class A Jessica Cody DBA: — Neodesha, KS Exp: 9/21/2029 Active
43-A-6934 Class A Jessica Hallman DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 9/15/2028 Active
43-A-6824 Class A Jessica Howe DBA: — Stella, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
46-A-0417 Class A Jessica Mueller Theresa Mueller DBA: — Mount Vernon, SD Exp: 3/26/2027 Active
43-A-6835 Class A Jessica Patrick DBA: — Goodman, MO Exp: 11/20/2029 Active
43-A-6475 Class A Jessica Phillips DBA: — Bucklin, MO Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
43-A-6906 Class A Jill Stephens DBA: — Wentworth, MO Exp: 3/19/2028 Active
43-A-2215 Class A Jim and Pam Stewart DBA: SUNNYVIEW KENNEL Lebanon, MO Exp: 2/7/2029 Active
41-A-0495 Class A Jim Christian DBA: — Currie, MN Exp: 5/31/2029 Active
48-A-2036 Class A Jim West DBA: Dry Creek Kennel Neodesha, KS Exp: 12/4/2028 Active
42-A-1575 Class A JK Puppies LLC DBA: — Maurice, IA Exp: 6/13/2029 Active
58-A-0390 Class A JLS Farms DBA: — Miami, FL Exp: 3/29/2027 Active
42-A-1715 Class A JMK Kennels LLC DBA: — Orange City, IA Exp: 7/7/2029 Active
43-A-5704 Class A Joan Dale DBA: — Knox City, MO Exp: 3/23/2029 Active
43-A-0944 Class A Joan Keith DBA: Jo's Sound of Joy Anderson, MO Exp: 2/9/2027 Active
73-A-2741 Class A JoAnn & Roland Branton DBA: Rojo's Miniature Schnauzers Antlers, OK Exp: 9/12/2028 Active
43-A-6249 Class A Joann Cash DBA: — Nevada, MO Exp: 9/28/2028 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.