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-1018 Class A Orlie Otto DBA: Nature View Puppies Topeka, IN Exp: 12/7/2028 Active
42-A-1733 Class A Orlie Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
35-A-0481 Class A Orva Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/16/2027 Active
32-A-0661 Class A Orvan Beechy DBA: Copper Top Quality Pets Wolcottville, IN Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
32-A-1161 Class A Otis D Troyer DBA: — La Grange, IN Exp: 2/2/2029 Active
31-A-0465 Class A Owen Burkholder DBA: Brookside Kennel Millersburg, OH Exp: 7/22/2029 Active
43-A-6825 Class A Owen Detweiler DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 7/28/2029 Active
31-A-0963 Class A Owen Hershberger Fannie Hershberger DBA: Hershie Hills Pets Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 2/13/2029 Active
43-A-6524 Class A Ozark Mountain Corgis and Shepherds LLC DBA: — Bellview, MO Exp: 11/7/2027 Active
71-A-1452 Class A Ozark Mtn Corgis, Shepherds and Bernese LLC DBA: — St. Joe, AR Exp: 5/18/2029 Active
43-A-6316 Class A Ozark Valley Puppies LLC DBA: — NEOSHO, MO Exp: 5/31/2029 Active
43-A-6480 Class A P. J.'s Puppies LLC DBA: — Lebanon, MO Exp: 12/26/2027 Active
34-A-0252 Class A Palladium Farms Inc. DBA: — Washington, MI Exp: 5/30/2027 Active
42-A-0903 Class A Pam Habbinga DBA: Habbinga Kennels Boyden, IA Exp: 8/13/2028 Active
43-A-0152 Class A PAM Mc LIN DBA: — BEVIER, MO Exp: 1/9/2029 Active
43-A-2190 Class A Pam Middleton DBA: Shaded Shelties Kennels Mexico, MO Exp: 12/21/2027 Active
43-A-5295 Class A Pam Miller DBA: Stoneheart Kennels Monett, MO Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
43-A-1278 Class A Pam Owen DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: 12/13/2028 Active
43-A-6331 Class A Pam Wilson DBA: — GALLATIN, MO Exp: 6/28/2028 Active
43-A-6730 Class A Pamela Lynn Allen DBA: Country A Kennel Seymour, MO Exp: 9/20/2028 Active
74-A-1540 Class A Pamela Suzanne Parker DBA: Precious Bichon Frise Lorena, TX Exp: 4/25/2028 Active
84-A-0219 Class A Parker Exotic Pets LLC DBA: — Parker, CO Exp: 7/6/2029 Active
43-A-6923 Class A Passionate Puppies LLC DBA: — Exeter, MO Exp: 7/2/2028 Active
71-A-1193 Class A Pat Bagwell DBA: — Augusta, AR Exp: 5/25/2028 Active
43-A-6714 Class A Patch Of Heaven Kennel LLC DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 8/12/2028 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.