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

724 results found in MO

1,149 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-6477 Class A Dana Farr DBA: A Cute Puppy Stewartsville, MO Exp: 12/9/2027 Active
43-A-6092 Class A Dana Tompkins DBA: Puppy Tailz WEST PLAINS, MO Exp: 6/1/2029 Active
43-A-6873 Class A Daniel Blaine DBA: — Greentop, MO Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
43-A-6014 Class A Daniel Gingerich DBA: — CLARK, MO Exp: 12/9/2026 Active
43-A-6399 Class A Daniel Gurley LLC DBA: Cooper Creek Kennels Lowry City, MO Exp: 3/10/2027 Active
43-A-6542 Class A Daniel S Zook DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 2/4/2027 Active
43-A-6478 Class A Daniel Shirk DBA: Shady Brook CHULA, MO Exp: 12/10/2028 Active
43-B-3849 Class B Danny Bailey DBA: Five Mile Creek Retrievers NEOSHO, MO Exp: 9/25/2029 Active
43-A-6498 Class A Danyiel Pridemore DBA: Pridemore's Precious Puppies NORWOOD, MO Exp: 3/25/2029 Active
43-A-6815 Class A Darin Martin DBA: Spencer Creek Canines Frankford, MO Exp: 7/10/2029 Active
43-A-6528 Class A Darin Miller DBA: — Oronogo, MO Exp: 11/12/2026 Active
43-A-5546 Class A Darla Reiff DBA: PLAYFUL PALS COUNTRY KENNEL Versailles, MO Exp: 8/11/2028 Active
43-B-3862 Class B Darrel Troyer DBA: Mt Vernon Small Animal Auction Mount Vernon, MO Exp: 11/14/2027 Active
43-A-6137 Class A David & Denise Blackburn DBA: D & D Blackburn Kennel Jamesport, MO Exp: 11/4/2028 Active
43-A-6147 Class A David & Katie Stutzman DBA: — Jamesport, MO Exp: 12/5/2026 Active
43-A-6560 Class A David A Byler DBA: — Lamar, MO Exp: 5/11/2027 Active
43-A-6749 Class A David and Susie Reid DBA: Cedar Woods Kennel LEBANON, MO Exp: 11/1/2028 Active
43-A-6200 Class A David Borntrager DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 5/4/2028 Active
43-A-6664 Class A David D. Troyer DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 4/20/2028 Active
43-A-5853 Class A David Gunter DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 4/7/2028 Active
43-A-6949 Class A David HP Hilty DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 2/2/2029 Active
43-A-6970 Class A David J Borntreger DBA: — Princeton, MO Exp: 6/29/2029 Active
43-A-6903 Class A David J Troyer DBA: Lone Star Kennel Bethany, MO Exp: 3/11/2028 Active
43-A-5373 Class A David Swartzentruber Cora Swartzentruber DBA: Happy Paws Kennel HALF WAY, MO Exp: 7/16/2028 Active
43-A-3085 Class A David Troyer Esther Troyer DBA: — Clark, MO Exp: 2/10/2027 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.