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

2,154 results found (Class A)

4,236 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-0969 Class A Lisa D. Knepp DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 6/7/2028 Active
32-A-0875 Class A Little Companions, LLC DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 6/24/2027 Active
43-A-6979 Class A Little Legacy Farms, LLC DBA: — Diamond, MO Exp: 10/21/2029 Active —
42-A-1559 Class A Little Paws of Iowa, LLC DBA: — Rock Valley, IA Exp: 11/23/2028 Active
23-A-0593 Class A Lloyd L King DBA: — Kinzers, PA Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
32-A-0889 Class A Lloyd Riehl DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 8/9/2027 Active
35-A-0535 Class A Lois Hoover DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: 5/1/2027 Active
43-A-6459 Class A Lois Howard Kim Stark DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: 10/8/2028 Active
32-A-0918 Class A Lone Tree Kennel LLC DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
71-A-0960 Class A Lonnie & Shelly Cox DBA: Big Creek Kennel Maynard, AR Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
32-A-0790 Class A Lonnie Graber DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
32-A-0797 Class A Lonnie Lambright DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/8/2029 Active
41-A-0474 Class A Lonnie Smith Becky Smith DBA: Back 40 Game Farm Baxter, MN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
43-A-6924 Class A Lora A Berry DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 7/15/2028 Active
32-A-0722 Class A Lorellen Bontrager DBA: Eden Meadow Kennels Millersburg, IN Exp: 11/14/2027 Active
32-A-1110 Class A Loren Graber DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: 8/8/2027 Active
21-A-0126 Class A Loren H Martin DBA: Hemlock Spring Kennel Dundee, NY Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
32-A-0449 Class A Loren J Wagler DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/2/2029 Active
23-A-0523 Class A Loren Nolt DBA: Evergreen Kennel East Earl, PA Exp: 4/21/2027 Active
43-A-6526 Class A Loren Reiff DBA: — Flemington, MO Exp: 11/9/2027 Active
43-A-6597 Class A Loretta Leinbach DBA: — Barnett, MO Exp: 9/30/2027 Active
73-A-2700 Class A Lori Ann Winters Carl Michael Winters DBA: Winters' Kennel Blair, OK Exp: 3/6/2027 Active
43-A-6277 Class A Lori Caldwell DBA: Hot Water Farm Billings, MO Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
33-A-0649 Class A Lori's Gliders DBA: — Olney, IL Exp: 8/5/2029 Active
43-A-6890 Class A Lorna Dismang DBA: I-R Kennels Pleasant Hope, MO Exp: 10/31/2027 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.