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-0262 Class B Cody Wood DBA: — Junction City, OR Exp: 3/13/2028 Active
71-B-0107 Class B Cold Springs Exotic Animals DBA: — LITTLE ROCK, AR Exp: 1/13/2027 Active
41-B-0279 Class B Collagen Solutions (US) LLC DBA: Evergen Glencoe, MN Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
84-B-0072 Class B Colorado Serum Company DBA: — Denver, CO Exp: 11/30/2026 Active
32-B-0270 Class B Companion Pets, LLC DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 5/13/2028 Active
23-B-0248 Class B Conodoguinet Creek Kennel LLC DBA: — Newburg, PA Exp: 6/28/2029 Active
74-B-0824 Class B Conrad Friesen DBA: — Lott, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
74-B-0790 Class B Cookies Camels LLC DBA: — Canton, TX Exp: 8/6/2027 Active
34-B-0211 Class B Cornell Farms LLC DBA: — Saline, MI Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
21-B-0220 Class B Country Critters for Long Island Inc DBA: — Patchogue, NY Exp: 1/15/2029 Active
21-B-0218 Class B CountryMax Stores Farmington Farm and Garden DBA: Country Max Victor, NY Exp: 2/28/2028 Active
43-B-3848 Class B Countryside Kennel LLC DBA: — Bethany, MO Exp: 7/12/2029 Active
31-B-0237 Class B Critter Connection DBA: — Montpelier, OH Exp: 5/23/2027 Active
51-B-0052 Class B Critters, Reptiles & Exotics LLC DBA: — Frederick, MD Exp: 7/31/2028 Active
47-B-0117 Class B Crittersville Enterprises LLC DBA: — Culbertson, NE Exp: 9/24/2029 Active
43-B-3659 Class B Curt and Lori Conrad DBA: — Frankford, MO Exp: 9/11/2027 Active
21-B-0147 Class B Curtis Martin DBA: — Seneca Falls, NY Exp: 11/28/2027 Active
42-B-0293 Class B Dakota Moeller DBA: — West Point, IA Exp: 2/26/2029 Active
73-B-1893 Class B Dallas Cooper DBA: Tristate Exotics Locust Grove, OK Exp: 5/1/2027 Active
72-B-0147 Class B Dana Heyd DBA: — Lake Charles, LA Exp: 8/20/2027 Active
43-B-3849 Class B Danny Bailey DBA: Five Mile Creek Retrievers NEOSHO, MO Exp: 9/25/2029 Active
48-B-0107 Class B Darcy Smith William Smith DBA: Sparks Kennel Bennington, KS Exp: 2/27/2029 Active
43-B-3862 Class B Darrel Troyer DBA: Mt Vernon Small Animal Auction Mount Vernon, MO Exp: 11/14/2027 Active
31-B-0240 Class B Dave Linkhart DBA: — Xenia, OH Exp: 1/29/2028 Active
21-B-0047 Class B David Franco DBA: ADD Aquatics Spencerport, NY Exp: 7/26/2027 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.