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
34-A-0254 Class A Mark Walters DBA: — Sheridan, MI Exp: 9/16/2027 Active
42-A-1577 Class A Mark Yoder DBA: ACORN RIDGE KENNELS Bloomfield, IA Exp: 7/25/2028 Active
35-A-0324 Class A Marlin Brubacher DBA: — Thorp, WI Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
32-A-1051 Class A Marlin David Stoll DBA: Lake Side Bulldogs Montgomery, IN Exp: 6/12/2029 Active
32-A-1076 Class A Marlin E Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 11/28/2029 Active
32-A-0983 Class A Marlin Miller DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
32-A-0985 Class A Marlin Otto Karen Otto DBA: — Kokomo, IN Exp: 8/4/2028 Active
32-A-0959 Class A Marlin R Knepp DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/29/2028 Active
23-A-0666 Class A Marlin Sauder DBA: — Denver, PA Exp: 4/25/2028 Active
43-A-6278 Class A Marsha Freeman DBA: Hidden Acres Akitas Mountain Grove, MO Exp: 12/21/2026 Active
43-A-4302 Class A Marsha Schmidt-Janes DBA: THE MUSTARD SEED Elmer, MO Exp: 11/5/2026 Active
21-A-0008 Class A Marshall Farms Group LTD DBA: — North Rose, NY Exp: 5/25/2027 Active
43-A-6449 Class A Martha Miller Christopher Miller DBA: Whispering Pine Kennel West Plains, MO Exp: 8/28/2029 Active
43-A-6721 Class A Martha Troyer DBA: — California, MO Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
73-A-2822 Class A Martin & Cory Blum DBA: — Copan, OK Exp: 1/4/2028 Active
61-A-0156 Class A Martin M. Miller DBA: — Horse Cave, KY Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
43-A-6978 Class A Marty Detweiler DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
43-A-6093 Class A Marty Murray DBA: SacRiver Kennel ASH GROVE, MO Exp: 6/6/2028 Active
32-A-1142 Class A Marty Wagler DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 6/2/2028 Active
32-A-0519 Class A Marvin & Naomi Lengacher DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 9/22/2027 Active
43-A-6605 Class A Marvin and Vera Yutzy DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 10/20/2027 Active
35-A-0430 Class A Marvin Burkholder Malinda Burkholder DBA: Pooch Kennel Greenwood, WI Exp: 12/21/2028 Active
32-A-0611 Class A Marvin Graber Barbara Graber DBA: — St Joe, IN Exp: 4/5/2027 Active
42-A-1655 Class A Marvin Hershberger DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 3/17/2027 Active
23-A-0715 Class A Marvin Lee Oberholtzer DBA: Mountain Trail Kennel Shippensburg, PA Exp: 2/12/2028 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.