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

166 results found in IA

392 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
42-A-1639 Class A John J. and Kristine Lengacher DBA: Lengacher's Kennel Keosauqua, IA Exp: 3/27/2029 Active
42-A-1734 Class A John V Bontrager DBA: Love for Pets Kalona, IA Exp: 2/12/2028 Active
42-A-0933 Class A Judy Dorothy DBA: — Stockport, IA Exp: 1/16/2028 Active
42-A-1609 Class A Judy Maassen DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 11/27/2027 Active
42-A-1271 Class A Julia Johnson DBA: Quenjewel Murray, IA Exp: 2/1/2027 Active
42-A-1584 Class A Julie Anderson DBA: — West Point, IA Exp: 10/12/2027 Active
42-A-1674 Class A Just Jubilant Havanese DBA: — Rowley, IA Exp: 12/8/2027 Active
42-A-1523 Class A K & E Kennels, Inc. DBA: — Salem, IA Exp: 2/19/2028 Active
42-A-1561 Class A K & K Kanines Inc DBA: Pawprints Salem, IA Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
42-B-0335 Class B K9 Partner LLC DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 12/19/2028 Active
42-B-0328 Class B Kalona Sales Barn, Inc. DBA: — Kalona, IA Exp: 4/6/2028 Active
42-A-0783 Class A Karen and Douglas Brumm DBA: Ashland Farm Saint Ansgar, IA Exp: 2/15/2029 Active
42-A-1313 Class A Kaskie Farm Inc DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 10/4/2027 Active
42-A-1503 Class A Kayla Mulder DBA: — George, IA Exp: 3/27/2028 Active
42-A-1726 Class A Kimberely Higgins DBA: Double K's Corgi's Walker, IA Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
42-B-0296 Class B Kurt Moeller DBA: — Farmington, IA Exp: 3/30/2029 Active
42-A-1739 Class A Lavern Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 6/17/2028 Active
42-A-1610 Class A Leland Rozeboom DBA: — Rock Rapids, IA Exp: 11/30/2028 Active
42-A-0164 Class A Leo and Alice Kenkel DBA: Sunset Kennels Harlan, IA Exp: 7/26/2029 Active
42-A-1615 Class A Levi and Rebecca Borntrager DBA: Cute and Cuddly Canines Milton, IA Exp: 3/15/2029 Active
42-A-1166 Class A Linda Schacht DBA: Puppy Kisses Nursery Doon, IA Exp: 10/6/2027 Active
42-A-1448 Class A Linda, Stanley, and Bethany Korver DBA: — Orange City, IA Exp: 8/23/2027 Active
42-A-1544 Class A Lindsey Forquer DBA: — Salem, IA Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
42-A-1559 Class A Little Paws of Iowa, LLC DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 11/23/2028 Active
42-B-0339 Class B Logical Sovereignty LLC DBA: — Mount Vernon, IA Exp: 6/22/2029 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.