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

2,156 results found (Class A)

4,234 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-1179 Class A Barns Branch Bullies DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active —
23-A-0703 Class A Baumans Critters LLC DBA: — Manheim, PA Exp: 10/16/2028 Active
73-A-2879 Class A Becky Flanders and Alicia Neal DBA: — South Coffeyville, OK Exp: 11/19/2027 Active
48-A-2246 Class A Belinda Kellenberger DBA: — Morrill, KS Exp: 3/4/2028 Active
35-A-0546 Class A Ben and Malinda Beiler DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: 1/7/2029 Active
73-A-2868 Class A Ben Dueck DBA: — Paden, OK Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
32-A-0907 Class A Ben Mullet DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 11/4/2027 Active
73-A-2657 Class A Ben Troyer Emma Troyer DBA: Hilltop Kennel Coalgate, OK Exp: 8/3/2027 Active
71-A-1049 Class A Benita Boyd DBA: — Peel, AR Exp: 6/30/2027 Active
32-A-1122 Class A Benjamin Beiler DBA: — Marshall, IN Exp: 10/25/2027 Active
43-A-6707 Class A Benjamin DE Schwartz DBA: Scenic Ridge Kennels Licking, MO Exp: 7/28/2028 Active
43-A-6081 Class A Benjamin L Borntrager DBA: B & F Kennel Clark, MO Exp: 5/16/2027 Active
23-A-0652 Class A Benjamin R Stoltzfus DBA: Breezy Hollow Acres Orrstown, PA Exp: 7/23/2029 Active
43-A-6854 Class A Benjamin S. Miller DBA: — Greentop, MO Exp: 2/26/2027 Active
32-A-0806 Class A Benjamin Yoder Edith Lorene Yoder DBA: Yoder Kennel Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/18/2028 Active
43-A-6538 Class A Bennie Shrock DBA: MB Kennels Laplata, MO Exp: 1/8/2027 Active
32-A-0621 Class A Benuel Stoltzfus DBA: — Williamsburg, IN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
43-A-3655 Class A Betsy Conrad DBA: PURPLE THISTLE KENNEL Ava, MO Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
43-A-6869 Class A Betty Fetters DBA: Fetters Furry Friends Novinger, MO Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
31-A-0774 Class A Betty J Mast DBA: Hickory Hill Kennel Millersburg, OH Exp: 6/24/2029 Active
43-A-0516 Class A Betty Lawson DBA: Flying Goose Ranch Mountain Grove, MO Exp: 11/30/2028 Active
48-A-2200 Class A Betty Tash DBA: — Galena, KS Exp: 4/12/2027 Active
31-A-0569 Class A Betty Yoder DBA: Horizon Puppies Millersburg, OH Exp: 2/2/2027 Active
43-A-0209 Class A Beverly Hargis DBA: Hargis' Sunshines Kennel HALLSVILLE, MO Exp: 8/6/2029 Active
46-A-0238 Class A Beverly Nydam DBA: — Stickney, SD Exp: 11/24/2028 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.