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)

4,274 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-1103 Class A Margaret Graber DBA: — St. Joe, IN Exp: 7/1/2027 Active
55-A-0176 Class A Margaret Hooks DBA: — TAYLORSVILLE, NC Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
43-A-6292 Class A Margaret Howerton DBA: Bully Babies Verona, MO Exp: 2/27/2027 Active
48-A-1547 Class A Margaret Odle DBA: — Howard, KS Exp: 7/11/2027 Active
48-A-2269 Class A Maria Neufeld DBA: — Copeland, KS Exp: 3/31/2028 Active
73-A-2846 Class A Maria Ruiz-Flores DBA: — Idabel, OK Exp: 4/19/2029 Active
43-A-5070 Class A Maria Stille DBA: — Bellflower, MO Exp: 2/21/2030 Active
42-A-1750 Class A Mariah Rus DBA: — Sioux Center, IA Exp: 6/15/2029 Active
42-A-1664 Class A Marie Spaans DBA: — Inwood, IA Exp: 8/16/2027 Active
33-A-0633 Class A Marilyn Chupp DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 7/22/2027 Active
43-A-3421 Class A Marilyn Joseph DBA: BEST BUDDIES Ava, MO Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
43-A-6220 Class A Marilyn Reiff Glen Reiff DBA: Meadow Ridge Kennel Sheldon, MO Exp: 7/10/2027 Active
42-A-0296 Class A Marilyn Starkey DBA: Big Cedar Kennel Mount Pleasant, IA Exp: 1/6/2028 Active
43-A-6085 Class A Marilyn White DBA: Marilyn German Shepherd Family & Ruhl Kennel PIEDMONT, MO Exp: 5/25/2028 Active
43-A-6438 Class A Marilyn Zimmerman DBA: — Latham, MO Exp: 7/23/2027 Active
31-A-0756 Class A Marion Keim DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
32-A-0957 Class A Marion Nisley DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 4/11/2028 Active
32-A-1083 Class A Marjorie Wittmer DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/12/2027 Active
43-A-6897 Class A Mark and Kristina Mast DBA: — Trenton, MO Exp: 1/15/2028 Active
43-A-6959 Class A Mark Angst DBA: — Phillipsburg, MO Exp: 3/30/2029 Active
32-A-1080 Class A Mark Glick DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 12/19/2026 Active
31-A-0885 Class A Mark J Mast DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 1/6/2028 Active
73-A-2883 Class A Mark Johnson DBA: — Shawnee, OK Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
43-A-6436 Class A Mark Mason DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: 7/16/2028 Active
48-A-1995 Class A Mark Schultz Dorinda Schultz DBA: — FREDONIA, KS Exp: 3/29/2029 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.