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 2,862 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) .

2,235 Class A Breeders
627 Class B Dealers
2026-07-16 Data as of

2,223 results found (Class A)

4,146 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 — New Haven IN 7/19/2027 Active
61-A-0159 Class A Matthew Graber — Ewing KY 1/7/2029 Active
32-A-1120 Class A Matthew Hilty — New Haven IN 10/23/2027 Active
33-A-0635 Class A Matthew Hochstetler — Arthur IL 9/27/2027 Active
32-A-1065 Class A Matthew J Schwartz — Grabill IN 10/3/2026 Active
43-A-6841 Class A Matthew Miller — Jamesport MO 12/29/2026 Active
31-A-0968 Class A Matthew R Zimmerman — Plymouth OH 3/8/2029 Active
32-A-0706 Class A Matthew Schwartz Chummily Champs New Haven IN 8/16/2026 Active
73-A-2878 Class A Matthias Thayer — Perkins OK 9/10/2027 Active
74-A-1583 Class A Maudie Annette Ramsey — Bells TX 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-6936 Class A Maurio Jones — Sedalia MO 9/19/2028 Active
43-A-4322 Class A Max and Diane Garrett — Grant City MO 11/24/2026 Active
32-A-1130 Class A Maynard and Christina Miller — Topeka IN 12/6/2027 Active
91-A-0145 Class A Maynard Axelson — Mount Vernon WA 8/16/2027 Active
47-A-0611 Class A Megan Ramm — Stuart NE 4/3/2028 Active
32-A-1121 Class A Mel Otto — LaGrange IN 10/25/2027 Active
73-A-2491 Class A Melissa A Bacon — Boswell OK 11/15/2027 Active
73-A-2678 Class A Melissa Allen — Nowata OK 3/3/2027 Active
43-A-6826 Class A Melissa Bilbruck Payne — Bates City MO 9/21/2026 Active
48-A-2239 Class A Melissa Morris Iwanna Savannah LLC Olathe KS 11/18/2026 Active
14-A-0033 Class A Mellissa Sullivan Cape Cod Hedgehogs Wareham MA 7/13/2029 Active
73-A-2277 Class A Melvin Dennis Thurman Thurman Kennels Marietta OK 9/23/2027 Active
33-A-0593 Class A Melvin Mast Fitchhillchannel Oblong IL 6/13/2029 Active
35-A-0517 Class A Melvin Mishler — Hillsboro WI 12/5/2028 Active
42-A-1470 Class A Melvin Nisley — Seymour IA 5/14/2028 Active
32-A-1106 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Eicher
New Haven, IN Exp: 7/19/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-17 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0159 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Graber
Ewing, KY Exp: 1/7/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2025-12-19 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1120 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Hilty
New Haven, IN Exp: 10/23/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-04 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0635 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Hochstetler
Arthur, IL Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1065 Class A — Breeder
Matthew J Schwartz
Grabill, IN Exp: 10/3/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-09-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6841 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Miller
Jamesport, MO Exp: 12/29/2026 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0968 Class A — Breeder
Matthew R Zimmerman
Plymouth, OH Exp: 3/8/2029 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2026-02-12 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-28 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
32-A-0706 Class A — Breeder
Matthew Schwartz
DBA: Chummily Champs
New Haven, IN Exp: 8/16/2026 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-09 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
73-A-2878 Class A — Breeder
Matthias Thayer
Perkins, OK Exp: 9/10/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-08-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
74-A-1583 Class A — Breeder
Maudie Annette Ramsey
Bells, TX Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-26 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6936 Class A — Breeder
Maurio Jones
Sedalia, MO Exp: 9/19/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-4322 Class A — Breeder
Max and Diane Garrett
Grant City, MO Exp: 11/24/2026 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-07-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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32-A-1130 Class A — Breeder
Maynard and Christina Miller
Topeka, IN Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-02-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
91-A-0145 Class A — Breeder
Maynard Axelson
Mount Vernon, WA Exp: 8/16/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-06-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
47-A-0611 Class A — Breeder
Megan Ramm
Stuart, NE Exp: 4/3/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-05-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-03-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-23 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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32-A-1121 Class A — Breeder
Mel Otto
LaGrange, IN Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
2 inspections clean
2024-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2491 Class A — Breeder
Melissa A Bacon
Boswell, OK Exp: 11/15/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2024-11-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-10-04 — UNKNOWN
1 non-critical PDF
2015-10-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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73-A-2678 Class A — Breeder
Melissa Allen
Nowata, OK Exp: 3/3/2027 Active
12 inspections clean
2025-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-07-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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43-A-6826 Class A — Breeder
Melissa Bilbruck Payne
Bates City, MO Exp: 9/21/2026 Active
2 inspections clean
2023-09-20 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-06-09 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
48-A-2239 Class A — Breeder
Melissa Morris
DBA: Iwanna Savannah LLC
Olathe, KS Exp: 11/18/2026 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2026-03-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2025-11-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
4 non-critical PDF
2025-11-14 — UNKNOWN
4 non-critical PDF
2024-10-08 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-10-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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14-A-0033 Class A — Breeder
Mellissa Sullivan
DBA: Cape Cod Hedgehogs
Wareham, MA Exp: 7/13/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-06-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-20 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2021-09-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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73-A-2277 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Dennis Thurman
DBA: Thurman Kennels
Marietta, OK Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
9 inspections clean
2024-09-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-11-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
33-A-0593 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Mast
DBA: Fitchhillchannel
Oblong, IL Exp: 6/13/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-05-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
35-A-0517 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Mishler
Hillsboro, WI Exp: 12/5/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-12-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-30 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1470 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Nisley
Seymour, IA Exp: 5/14/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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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.