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-1106 Class A Matthew Eicher DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 7/19/2027 Active
61-A-0159 Class A Matthew Graber DBA: — Ewing, KY Exp: 1/7/2029 Active
32-A-1120 Class A Matthew Hilty DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 10/23/2027 Active
33-A-0635 Class A Matthew Hochstetler DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
32-A-1065 Class A Matthew J Schwartz DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 10/3/2029 Active
43-A-6841 Class A Matthew Miller DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 12/29/2026 Active
31-A-0968 Class A Matthew R Zimmerman DBA: — Plymouth, OH Exp: 3/8/2029 Active
32-A-0706 Class A Matthew Schwartz DBA: Chummily Champs New Haven, IN Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
73-A-2878 Class A Matthias Thayer DBA: — Perkins, OK Exp: 9/10/2027 Active
74-A-1583 Class A Maudie Annette Ramsey DBA: — Bells, TX Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-6936 Class A Maurio Jones DBA: — Sedalia, MO Exp: 9/19/2028 Active
43-A-4322 Class A Max and Diane Garrett DBA: — Grant City, MO Exp: 11/24/2026 Active
32-A-1130 Class A Maynard and Christina Miller DBA: — Topeka, IN Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
91-A-0145 Class A Maynard Axelson DBA: — Mount Vernon, WA Exp: 8/16/2027 Active
47-A-0611 Class A Megan Ramm DBA: — Stuart, NE Exp: 4/3/2028 Active
73-A-2491 Class A Melissa A Bacon DBA: — Boswell, OK Exp: 11/15/2027 Active
48-A-2239 Class A Melissa Morris DBA: Iwanna Savannah LLC Olathe, KS Exp: 11/18/2026 Active
14-A-0033 Class A Mellissa Sullivan DBA: Cape Cod Hedgehogs Wareham, MA Exp: 7/13/2029 Active
73-A-2277 Class A Melvin Dennis Thurman DBA: Thurman Kennels Marietta, OK Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
33-A-0593 Class A Melvin Mast DBA: Fitchhillchannel Oblong, IL Exp: 6/13/2029 Active
35-A-0517 Class A Melvin Mishler DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 12/5/2028 Active
42-A-1470 Class A Melvin Nisley DBA: — Seymour, IA Exp: 5/14/2028 Active
43-A-6288 Class A Melvin Shirk DBA: — Latham, MO Exp: 2/22/2027 Active
32-A-0553 Class A Melvin Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/5/2027 Active
42-A-1605 Class A Melvin Yoder DBA: — Seymour, IA Exp: 10/17/2027 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.