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
43-A-6288 Class A Melvin Shirk — Latham MO 2/22/2027 Active
32-A-0553 Class A Melvin Wagler — Loogootee IN 5/5/2027 Active
42-A-1605 Class A Melvin Yoder — Seymour IA 10/17/2027 Active
35-A-0395 Class A Melvin Yoder — Chili WI 3/8/2029 Active
32-A-1168 Class A Menno & Sharon Graber MSJ Kennels Montgomery IN 4/1/2029 Active
43-A-6966 Class A Menno AA Schwartz — Seymour MO 5/28/2029 Active
43-A-6948 Class A Menno C. M. Schwartz — SEYMOUR MO 1/22/2029 Active
43-A-6947 Class A Menno F. M. Schwartz — Seymour MO 1/9/2029 Active
32-A-1162 Class A Menno Graber — Odon IN 2/10/2029 Active
41-A-0472 Class A Menno Yoder Sunny Acres Kennel Saint Charles MN 3/28/2028 Active
43-A-6506 Class A Mercedes Thompson — Cainsville MO 8/26/2029 Active
31-A-0626 Class A Merle Coblentz — Baltic OH 11/15/2027 Active
31-A-0608 Class A Merle Yoder — Apple Creek OH 8/10/2028 Active
32-A-0665 Class A Merlin Bontrager M K B KENNEL Topeka IN 12/28/2026 Active
33-A-0624 Class A Merlin J Yoder — Arthur IL 9/8/2026 Active
31-A-0925 Class A Merlin Miller — Millersburg OH 6/7/2028 Active
42-A-1694 Class A Merlin Yoder — Drakesville IA 9/14/2028 Active
31-A-0940 Class A Merlin Yoder — MILLERSBURG OH 7/11/2028 Active
42-A-1686 Class A Mervin E Yoder — Bloomfield IA 5/16/2028 Active
32-A-0543 Class A Mervin J Raber Pine Hill Pets Montgomery IN 3/14/2029 Active
32-A-0755 Class A Mervin J Schwartz — Geneva IN 4/24/2028 Active
32-A-1089 Class A Mervin Ray Graber — Loogootee IN 3/1/2027 Active
43-A-6911 Class A MH Kennels — Lamar MO 4/7/2028 Active
73-A-2721 Class A Micah Alford Jackie Alford — Stonewall OK 12/22/2028 Active
42-A-0925 Class A Michael & Beverly Kooiker — Boyden IA 12/11/2028 Active
43-A-6288 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Shirk
Latham, MO Exp: 2/22/2027 Active
7 inspections clean
2024-07-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0553 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Wagler
Loogootee, IN Exp: 5/5/2027 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-09-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-19 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1605 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Yoder
Seymour, IA Exp: 10/17/2027 Active
11 inspections clean
2025-08-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-08-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2023-02-15 — UNKNOWN
3 non-critical PDF
2021-07-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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35-A-0395 Class A — Breeder
Melvin Yoder
Chili, WI Exp: 3/8/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-01-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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32-A-1168 Class A — Breeder
Menno & Sharon Graber
DBA: MSJ Kennels
Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-18 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6966 Class A — Breeder
Menno AA Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: 5/28/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-04-13 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6948 Class A — Breeder
Menno C. M. Schwartz
SEYMOUR, MO Exp: 1/22/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6947 Class A — Breeder
Menno F. M. Schwartz
Seymour, MO Exp: 1/9/2029 Active
1 inspection clean
2026-01-08 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-1162 Class A — Breeder
Menno Graber
Odon, IN Exp: 2/10/2029 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-01-22 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
41-A-0472 Class A — Breeder
Menno Yoder
DBA: Sunny Acres Kennel
Saint Charles, MN Exp: 3/28/2028 Active
13 inspections clean
2025-01-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-01-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-02-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

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43-A-6506 Class A — Breeder
Mercedes Thompson
Cainsville, MO Exp: 8/26/2029 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-17 — UNKNOWN
no violations PDF
2022-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-08-17 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0626 Class A — Breeder
Merle Coblentz
Baltic, OH Exp: 11/15/2027 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-05-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0608 Class A — Breeder
Merle Yoder
Apple Creek, OH Exp: 8/10/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2025-12-02 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-07-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-08-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-09-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-11-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-07-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
32-A-0665 Class A — Breeder
Merlin Bontrager
DBA: M K B KENNEL
Topeka, IN Exp: 12/28/2026 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-01-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-11-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-05-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0624 Class A — Breeder
Merlin J Yoder
Arthur, IL Exp: 9/8/2026 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-01-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-05 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0925 Class A — Breeder
Merlin Miller
Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/7/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2026-03-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-06 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-02 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1694 Class A — Breeder
Merlin Yoder
Drakesville, IA Exp: 9/14/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-08-06 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-06-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-01-09 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-09-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0940 Class A — Breeder
Merlin Yoder
MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: 7/11/2028 Active
6 inspections clean
2025-06-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-11-18 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-05-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-30 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-06-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
42-A-1686 Class A — Breeder
Mervin E Yoder
Bloomfield, IA Exp: 5/16/2028 Active
5 inspections clean
2025-05-02 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-11-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
32-A-0543 Class A — Breeder
Mervin J Raber
DBA: Pine Hill Pets
Montgomery, IN Exp: 3/14/2029 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-02-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-09-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-19 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-08-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF

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32-A-0755 Class A — Breeder
Mervin J Schwartz
Geneva, IN Exp: 4/24/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2025-04-18 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-1089 Class A — Breeder
Mervin Ray Graber
Loogootee, IN Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-02-29 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6911 Class A — Breeder
MH Kennels
Lamar, MO Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-03 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2721 Class A — Breeder
Micah Alford Jackie Alford
Stonewall, OK Exp: 12/22/2028 Active
15 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-10-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-12-09 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-07-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
5 non-critical PDF

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42-A-0925 Class A — Breeder
Michael & Beverly Kooiker
Boyden, IA Exp: 12/11/2028 Active
11 inspections clean
2026-02-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-11-25 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-07-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-08 — 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.