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
31-A-1018 Class A JoAnn Rauscher DBA: — La Rue, OH Exp: 4/14/2028 Active
42-A-1390 Class A Joanna and Marvin Newswanger DBA: Maple Tree Kennels Alta Vista, IA Exp: 11/19/2029 Active
32-A-1063 Class A Joanna Lengacher DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/14/2029 Active
43-A-2557 Class A Jody McCloud DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: 12/11/2026 Active
42-A-1682 Class A Joe and Miriam Schwartz DBA: — Osceola, IA Exp: 3/15/2028 Active
43-A-6262 Class A Joe Borntrager DBA: — NORWOOD, MO Exp: 11/9/2026 Active
32-A-0685 Class A Joe L Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 5/24/2029 Active
93-A-0249 Class A Joe Pozzi DBA: JOE POZZI LIVESTOCK Valley Ford, CA Exp: 11/19/2026 Active
43-A-6886 Class A Joe T.J. Schwartz DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
32-A-0945 Class A Joel Lambright DBA: — Rome City, IN Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
43-A-6159 Class A Joel Martin Lizzie Martin DBA: OAK GROVE KENNEL EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: 1/10/2029 Active
43-A-6006 Class A Joey Farley DBA: Pleasant Valley Puppies GALENA, MO Exp: 10/16/2028 Active
43-A-6512 Class A John A Troyer DBA: — Bethany, MO Exp: 9/30/2028 Active
31-A-0854 Class A John A Yoder DBA: Doughty Valley Doodles Millersburg, OH Exp: 3/23/2027 Active
71-A-1392 Class A John and Dierdre Griffith DBA: Kings River Doodles Huntsville, AR Exp: 2/22/2028 Active
23-A-0766 Class A John B Smucker DBA: — East Earl, PA Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
93-A-0212 Class A John Bailey DBA: Pork Power Farms Turlock, CA Exp: 12/18/2026 Active
35-A-0321 Class A John Beiler DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: 11/4/2027 Active
35-A-0368 Class A John Bontrager Jr. DBA: — Dalton, WI Exp: 3/10/2028 Active
31-A-0493 Class A John D Erb DBA: Windy Hill Kennel Baltic, OH Exp: 4/1/2027 Active
43-A-6573 Class A John E Borntrager DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
32-A-0707 Class A John E Fisher DBA: — Waveland, IN Exp: 8/22/2029 Active
43-A-6738 Class A John E Schrock DBA: — Keytesville, MO Exp: 9/29/2028 Active
23-A-0480 Class A John Esh DBA: — Loganton, PA Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
23-A-0802 Class A John Fisher DBA: — Oxford, PA Exp: 8/15/2027 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.