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
46-A-0331 Class A Rick Klinkhammer DBA: KLINKHAMMERS LABS TEA, SD Exp: 10/20/2028 Active
47-A-0617 Class A Rick McManigal Susie McManigal DBA: — Center, NE Exp: 7/13/2028 Active
42-A-1741 Class A Rick Sandbulte DBA: — Sioux Center, IA Exp: 12/22/2028 Active
93-A-0258 Class A Ridge Chinchillas DBA: — Grass Valley, CA Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
35-A-0552 Class A Ridgerunner Enterprises LLC DBA: Doodle Doghill Ladysmith, WI Exp: 10/21/2029 Active
33-A-0627 Class A River Bend Puppies LLC DBA: — Tuscola, IL Exp: 11/28/2026 Active
31-A-1014 Class A River Bottom Acres LLC DBA: — Coshocton, OH Exp: 1/3/2028 Active
32-A-0917 Class A Riverbend Pets DBA: — Wolcottville, IN Exp: 12/6/2027 Active
81-A-0058 Class A Rivers Edge Wildlife LLC DBA: — Kalispell, MT Exp: 5/17/2029 Active
31-A-0917 Class A Roadside Puppies LLC DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 5/18/2028 Active
31-A-0823 Class A Roaming Paws DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 3/10/2029 Active
73-A-2675 Class A Robert and Dawn Troupe DBA: — DIBBLE, OK Exp: 1/6/2029 Active
43-A-6702 Class A Robert and Sarah Martin DBA: — Milo, MO Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
31-A-0814 Class A Robert D Miller DBA: Country View Kennel Baltic, OH Exp: 2/13/2027 Active
43-A-4268 Class A Robert Gray DBA: Gray Bo Kennels Exeter, MO Exp: 9/28/2027 Active
43-A-5442 Class A Robert Mangan DBA: — Walnut Grove, MO Exp: 12/16/2026 Active
42-A-1652 Class A Robert Schrock DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 12/17/2026 Active
42-A-1731 Class A Robert W Yoder DBA: — Bloomfield, IA Exp: 9/10/2027 Active
73-A-2833 Class A Roberta Moreland DBA: — Nowata, OK Exp: 6/7/2028 Active
73-A-2840 Class A Roberta Sparkman DBA: Sparkmans Thunder Alley Kennel Idabel, OK Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
48-A-2265 Class A Robynn Snow DBA: — Columbus, KS Exp: 12/5/2026 Active
33-A-0639 Class A Rock'N V Ranch LLC DBA: — Carlyle, IL Exp: 3/13/2028 Active
23-A-0786 Class A Rockefeller Doodles DBA: — Sunburry, PA Exp: 5/9/2029 Active
32-A-1033 Class A Rocky Lawn Acres LLC DBA: — Arthur, IL Exp: 2/28/2029 Active
32-A-1079 Class A Rocky Road Kennel LLC DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/11/2026 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.