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
35-A-0512 Class A Reuben D Graber DBA: — Blanchardville, WI Exp: 9/26/2028 Active
31-A-0912 Class A Reuben D Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
31-A-0926 Class A Reuben Erb DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 6/15/2028 Active
31-A-0544 Class A Reuben H Troyer DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
42-A-1698 Class A Reuben Herschberger DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 10/4/2028 Active
31-A-0581 Class A Reuben Hostetler DBA: — Howard, OH Exp: 3/18/2028 Active
31-A-1047 Class A Reuben Miller DBA: — Fredricksburg, OH Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
31-A-0645 Class A Reuben Miller DBA: — Winesburg, OH Exp: 4/4/2029 Active
42-A-1744 Class A Reuben Schrock DBA: — Oakville, IA Exp: 3/25/2029 Active
31-A-0695 Class A Reuben Yutzy Lewis Yutzy DBA: R & L Kennels Peebles, OH Exp: 2/9/2028 Active
32-A-1175 Class A Rhoda Weaver and Joanna Weaver DBA: — Argos, IN Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
74-A-1557 Class A Rhonda Gibson DBA: — Blue Ridge, TX Exp: 3/24/2028 Active
43-A-5914 Class A Rhonda Haden DBA: — AVA, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
71-A-1450 Class A Rhonda Karen Griffith DBA: Karen's Kennel Mountain View, AR Exp: 12/3/2028 Active
43-A-6346 Class A Rhonda Pope DBA: Pope Kennel Freeburg, MO Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
43-A-2754 Class A Rhonda Wiggins DBA: Wiggins Kennel Trenton, MO Exp: 1/7/2028 Active
48-A-2152 Class A Richard and Cindy Jensen DBA: — Neodesha, KS Exp: 4/24/2028 Active
91-A-0147 Class A Richard and Nancy Noble Foundation DBA: — Camas, WA Exp: 1/3/2028 Active
32-A-1156 Class A Richard and Verda Marlene Weaver DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 9/17/2028 Active
74-A-1594 Class A Richard Cusick DBA: — Dripping Springs, TX Exp: 8/29/2027 Active
32-A-0474 Class A Richard D Wagler DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/29/2027 Active
43-A-5255 Class A Richard Hatton DBA: — PARIS, MO Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
43-A-3783 Class A Richard Hoffman DBA: HOFFMANS KENNEL FREEBURG, MO Exp: 1/22/2029 Active
32-A-1044 Class A Richard L. and Christina Raber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 4/10/2029 Active
43-A-5457 Class A Rick & Shelly Kuhn DBA: R S D Kennel Hartville, MO Exp: 1/20/2028 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.