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

403 results found in IN

494 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-A-1066 Class A Joseph Knepp Krista Knepp DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
32-A-1154 Class A Joseph Lengacher DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 9/16/2028 Active
32-A-1108 Class A Joseph Schmucker DBA: — New Haven, IN Exp: 7/25/2027 Active
32-A-0982 Class A Joseph Steury DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: 7/22/2028 Active
32-B-0290 Class B Joshua Lengacher DBA: — Auburn, IN Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
32-A-1147 Class A Josiah Wingard DBA: Backcountry Kennels Shipshewana, IN Exp: 7/10/2028 Active
32-A-0811 Class A JRS Farm LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 12/16/2026 Active
32-A-1098 Class A Julia Eicher DBA: West Wind Farms South Whitley, IN Exp: 5/17/2027 Active
32-B-0240 Class B Julie McLaughlin & Rachel Miracle DBA: Indiana Skunk Rescue North Salem, IN Exp: 6/21/2028 Active
32-A-1023 Class A Justin Bontrager DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: 12/28/2028 Active
32-A-0490 Class A Justin Raber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/1/2027 Active
32-A-1140 Class A Justin Zimmerman DBA: — Syracuse, IN Exp: 5/5/2028 Active
32-A-1115 Class A K & R Puppies LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 9/11/2027 Active
32-A-1077 Class A K and M Pets LLC DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
32-B-0249 Class B Kaehr Ag Inc DBA: — Bluffton, IN Exp: 8/3/2029 Active
32-A-0926 Class A Kamar Pets DBA: — Millersburg, IN Exp: 1/5/2028 Active
32-A-0781 Class A Katie Lengacher DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 8/20/2027 Active
32-A-0390 Class A Katie Miller Merle Miller DBA: MKM Kennel Goshen, IN Exp: 10/20/2027 Active
32-A-0818 Class A Kayla Stoll DBA: Kountry Line Kennel LLC Loogootee, IN Exp: 1/28/2027 Active
32-A-1036 Class A KD Family Pets LLC DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: 3/13/2029 Active
32-A-0928 Class A Kenneth J Graber DBA: — Odon, IN Exp: 1/11/2028 Active
32-A-0801 Class A Kenneth L. Miller DBA: Wilkens Kennels Topeka, IN Exp: 10/21/2029 Active
32-A-0584 Class A Kenneth Ray Stoll DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 11/18/2027 Active
32-A-1133 Class A Kenneth Schmucker DBA: — LaGrange, IN Exp: 1/28/2028 Active
32-A-0635 Class A Kenneth W Yoder DBA: — Shipshewana, IN Exp: 7/31/2028 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.