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

615 results found (Class B)

1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
92-B-0146 Class B Carol Dye Mike Dye DBA: Dye Game Farm Salem, OR Exp: 7/3/2028 Active
55-B-0010 Class B Carolina Biological Supply Co DBA: — Burlington, NC Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
81-B-0019 Class B Casey Jones DBA: — Chinook, MT Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
73-B-1890 Class B Cats Critters DBA: — Norman, OK Exp: 4/3/2027 Active
42-B-0344 Class B Cedar Bend Labradoodles LLC DBA: — Cedar Falls, IA Exp: 4/30/2029 Active
14-B-0037 Class B Central Mass Aquatics DBA: — Worcester, MA Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
41-B-0281 Class B Central Minnesota Livestock Sourcing DBA: — Milaca, MN Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
21-B-0215 Class B Central Park Puppies DBA: — Hauppauge, NY Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
14-B-0013 Class B Charles River Laboratories Inc DBA: — Wilmington, MA Exp: 4/4/2027 Active
74-B-0759 Class B Chase Net, Inc DBA: — Christoval, TX Exp: 4/19/2027 Active
43-B-3820 Class B Chris Simmons DBA: — Marshfield, MO Exp: 1/5/2027 Active
58-B-0598 Class B Christa Barker DBA: PRIMATE BABIES/ Treetop Exotics West Palm Beach, FL Exp: 7/9/2028 Active
43-B-3845 Class B Christina Green DBA: — Caulfield, MO Exp: 2/22/2029 Active
42-B-0342 Class B Christine A Snakenberg DBA: — West Point, IA Exp: 9/12/2028 Active
58-B-0582 Class B Christopher Demango DBA: Tiny Monkey Business Davie, FL Exp: 8/20/2028 Active
63-B-0201 Class B Christopher Tittle DBA: The Ocean Floor Pets & More Dyersburg, TN Exp: 12/14/2028 Active
42-B-0307 Class B Circle S Auction Company LLC DBA: — Correctionville, IA Exp: 4/5/2028 Active
14-B-0055 Class B CJG Exotics DBA: — North Falmouth, MA Exp: 3/3/2029 Active
58-B-0734 Class B CK Productions LLC, Parrot Baby DBA: — Tampa, FL Exp: 1/5/2029 Active
74-B-0400 Class B Claude H Davis III DBA: — Huckley, TX Exp: 6/30/2028 Active
35-B-0200 Class B Clifford Johnson DBA: Golden Feather Game Farm Spencer, WI Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
21-B-0208 Class B Clinvet USA LLC DBA: — Waverly, NY Exp: 5/24/2027 Active
64-B-0098 Class B Coastal Farms and Exotics DBA: — Semmes, AL Exp: 8/13/2028 Active
23-B-0028 Class B Cocalico Biologicals, Inc. DBA: — Denver, PA Exp: 5/15/2027 Active
65-B-0134 Class B Cody Moran DBA: — Terry, MS Exp: 9/22/2027 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.