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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

110 results found in PA

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-B-0239 Class B Maple Twig Farm Meyersdale PA 12/4/2028 Active
23-A-0408 Class A Marcus K Lantz Slate Hill Farm Newburg PA 5/21/2028 Active
23-A-0666 Class A Marlin Sauder Denver PA 4/25/2028 Active
23-A-0268 Class A Marlin Zimmerman East Earl PA 8/25/2028 Active
23-A-0715 Class A Marvin Lee Oberholtzer Mountain Trail Kennel Shippensburg PA 2/12/2028 Active
23-B-0226 Class B May Family Enterprises Inc Manns Choice PA 8/28/2028 Active
23-B-0213 Class B Meck Swine LLC Willow Street PA 3/13/2027 Active
23-A-0773 Class A Michael Fisher Loysville PA 8/10/2028 Active
23-A-0553 Class A Michael Tice Myerstown PA 10/25/2026 Active
23-A-0771 Class A Miriam Stoltzfus Matthew Stoltzfus New Holland PA 7/27/2028 Active
23-A-0562 Class A Norman Burkholder Denver PA 3/21/2028 Active
23-B-0245 Class B Norman Stoltzfus Gully Valley Farm Narvon PA 7/27/2028 Active
23-B-0234 Class B Oxford Care Facilities, LLC Limerick PA 1/25/2028 Active
23-B-0238 Class B Patricia Starr Allenwood PA 10/4/2026 Active
23-A-0767 Class A Peaceful Acres Puppies LLC Millerstown PA 5/25/2028 Active
23-B-0183 Class B Pocono Rabbit Farm & Laboratory Inc. Canadensis PA 1/25/2027 Active
23-A-0782 Class A Pond View Puppies LLC Paxinos PA 2/24/2029 Active
23-A-0784 Class A Raymond Z Lapp Stonington Farms Sunbury PA 4/11/2029 Active
23-B-0200 Class B Real Pets Corp Reading PA 4/5/2029 Active
23-A-0786 Class A Rockefeller Doodles Sunburry PA 5/9/2029 Active
23-A-0508 Class A Rodney Bauman R B HAMSTERS ETC Loysville PA 1/3/2027 Active
23-A-0789 Class A Roy Fisher Drumore PA 9/7/2026 Active
23-B-0220 Class B Samuel F Stoltzfus Gordonville PA 5/29/2029 Active
23-A-0724 Class A Samuel Fisher Loganton PA 1/26/2027 Active
23-A-0737 Class A Samuel K Zook Crowwoods Homestead Manheim PA 6/2/2027 Active
23-B-0239 Class B — Dealer
Meyersdale, PA Exp: 12/4/2028 Active
18 inspections 1 direct
2026-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-18 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2025-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

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23-A-0408 Class A — Breeder
DBA: Slate Hill Farm
Newburg, PA Exp: 5/21/2028 Active
17 inspections clean
2026-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-08-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0666 Class A — Breeder
Denver, PA Exp: 4/25/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0268 Class A — Breeder
East Earl, PA Exp: 8/25/2028 Active
21 inspections clean
2025-03-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-04-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-08-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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23-A-0715 Class A — Breeder
DBA: Mountain Trail Kennel
Shippensburg, PA Exp: 2/12/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-B-0226 Class B — Dealer
Manns Choice, PA Exp: 8/28/2028 Active
23 inspections 2 direct
2026-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-B-0213 Class B — Dealer
Willow Street, PA Exp: 3/13/2027 Active
15 inspections clean
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0773 Class A — Breeder
Loysville, PA Exp: 8/10/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-08-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0553 Class A — Breeder
Myerstown, PA Exp: 10/25/2026 Active
14 inspections clean
2025-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0771 Class A — Breeder
New Holland, PA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-06-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0562 Class A — Breeder
Denver, PA Exp: 3/21/2028 Active
20 inspections clean
2025-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-B-0245 Class B — Dealer
DBA: Gully Valley Farm
Narvon, PA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-06-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-10-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-07-27 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0234 Class B — Dealer
Limerick, PA Exp: 1/25/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2026-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-11 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-02-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-B-0238 Class B — Dealer
Allenwood, PA Exp: 10/4/2026 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-02-07 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-21 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0767 Class A — Breeder
Millerstown, PA Exp: 5/25/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2025-08-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-05-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0183 Class B — Dealer
Canadensis, PA Exp: 1/25/2027 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0782 Class A — Breeder
Paxinos, PA Exp: 2/24/2029 Active
6 inspections clean
2026-01-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-23 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-23 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
23-A-0784 Class A — Breeder
DBA: Stonington Farms
Sunbury, PA Exp: 4/11/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-02-20 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-06 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0200 Class B — Dealer
Reading, PA Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
30 inspections 8 direct
2026-02-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-07-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-11-05 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0786 Class A — Breeder
Sunburry, PA Exp: 5/9/2029 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-04-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0508 Class A — Breeder
DBA: R B HAMSTERS ETC
Loysville, PA Exp: 1/3/2027 Active
24 inspections 1 critical
2025-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2023-02-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0789 Class A — Breeder
Drumore, PA Exp: 9/7/2026 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-02-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-28 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-B-0220 Class B — Dealer
Gordonville, PA Exp: 5/29/2029 Active
16 inspections clean
2026-04-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-11-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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23-A-0724 Class A — Breeder
Loganton, PA Exp: 1/26/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2026-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-12-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-01-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
23-A-0737 Class A — Breeder
DBA: Crowwoods Homestead
Manheim, PA Exp: 6/2/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-10-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-22 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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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.