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
32-A-0584 Class A Kenneth Ray Stoll DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/18/2027 Active
32-A-1133 Class A Kenneth Schmucker DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: 1/28/2028 Active
43-A-6547 Class A Kenneth Troyer DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: 2/24/2027 Active
73-A-2765 Class A Kenneth Troyer DBA: — COALGATE, OK Exp: 12/5/2028 Active
32-A-0635 Class A Kenneth W Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 7/31/2028 Active
21-A-0171 Class A Kenneth Zimmerman DBA: Rocky Ridge Kennels Dundee, NY Exp: 6/3/2028 Active
32-A-0478 Class A Kenny Joe Knepp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/19/2027 Active
43-A-6857 Class A Kerrilynn LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 3/22/2027 Active
74-A-1543 Class A Kerry McGuire DBA: — Sumner, TX Exp: 6/15/2028 Active
43-A-6555 Class A Kevin and Janette Hatfield DBA: M G M Kennel Liberal, MO Exp: 4/21/2027 Active
35-A-0391 Class A Kevin Hall DBA: RIDGE RUN KENNELS LIVINGSTON, WI Exp: 1/17/2027 Active
43-A-2530 Class A Kevin Harrison DBA: KEVINS HILLTOP KENNELS Marceline, MO Exp: 9/22/2028 Active
32-A-0486 Class A Kevin Knepp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 11/13/2028 Active
43-A-5486 Class A Kevin Street DBA: — BOWLING GREEN, MO Exp: 3/17/2029 Active
43-A-6746 Class A Kevin Taylor DBA: — Mountain Grove, MO Exp: 10/20/2028 Active
32-A-0865 Class A Kevin Wagler Rachel Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
71-A-1416 Class A Kevin Yoder & Rhoda Yoder DBA: — Wesley, AR Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
43-A-5386 Class A Kim Gray DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 8/19/2027 Active
42-A-1726 Class A Kimberely Higgins DBA: Double K's Corgi's Walker, IA Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
73-A-1885 Class A Kimberlie Thetford DBA: — SAYRE, OK Exp: 1/14/2027 Active
43-A-6693 Class A Kimberly Ann Gilmore DBA: Dogwood Acres Kingsville, MO Exp: 6/28/2028 Active
71-A-1451 Class A Kimberly Beery DBA: — Harrison, AR Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
73-A-2880 Class A Konnor, Kanzadah, Robert Chiles and Donna Shores DBA: WTH Pastures, LLC Coalgate, OK Exp: 1/2/2028 Active
32-A-1073 Class A Kounty Line Kennel LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
32-A-0640 Class A Kuiper Rabbit Ranch LLC DBA: — Gary, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 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.