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

615 results found (Class B)

1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
58-B-0731 Class B Fancy Pets Planet LLC DBA: — Aventura, FL Exp: 8/19/2028 Active
58-B-0718 Class B Fatbunny LLC DBA: — Loxahatchee, FL Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
33-B-0440 Class B Felines Inc DBA: Felines & Canines Chicago, IL Exp: 5/28/2027 Active
73-B-1866 Class B First Class Puppies DBA: — Bluejacket, OK Exp: 10/20/2027 Active
22-B-0039 Class B Fish Fish Fish Inc. DBA: — Palisades Park, NJ Exp: 12/11/2027 Active
58-B-0634 Class B Florida Primates & Exotics DBA: — North Fort Myers, FL Exp: 7/14/2027 Active
33-B-0447 Class B Fluffy and Adorable Corp DBA: — Lindenhurst, IL Exp: 4/15/2028 Active
31-B-0196 Class B For Pets Sake LLC DBA: — North Ridgeville, OH Exp: 7/31/2029 Active
67-B-0001 Class B Fowler Farms, LLC DBA: — Albany, GA Exp: 10/26/2027 Active
31-B-0225 Class B FoxgloveFarm, LLC DBA: — Lucas, OH Exp: 5/13/2028 Active
23-B-0251 Class B Franklin BioLabs DBA: — King of Prussia, PA Exp: 6/2/2029 Active
31-B-0239 Class B Freida Miller DBA: — Walhonding, OH Exp: 9/23/2027 Active
74-B-0786 Class B Gallery of Pets DBA: — Austin, TX Exp: 3/19/2029 Active
22-B-0092 Class B Garden State Pet Center DBA: — Oaklyn, NJ Exp: 3/21/2029 Active
43-B-3843 Class B Garry and Emma Floyd DBA: — Humansville, MO Exp: 12/27/2028 Active
58-B-0282 Class B Gary Rosenblum DBA: World Exotics Inc Naples, FL Exp: 3/6/2028 Active
65-B-0131 Class B Gatorhead Bullies, LLC DBA: Gatorhead Bullies Caledonia, MS Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
73-B-1886 Class B Gaylon Taylor DBA: — Lone Grove, OK Exp: 1/10/2027 Active
58-B-0701 Class B Gemini Bioscience Resourcing DBA: — LaBelle, FL Exp: 6/9/2028 Active
74-B-0791 Class B Genetic Reflections LLC DBA: ViaGen Pets Whitesboro, TX Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
58-B-0735 Class B Gilley Exotics Animal Ranch DBA: — Deland, FL Exp: 3/4/2029 Active
63-B-0207 Class B Ginger Satterfield, Satterfield Investments LLC DBA: MB Exotics Lenoir City, TN Exp: 5/18/2029 Active
56-B-0142 Class B Glory Jovi DBA: — Blythewood, SC Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
41-B-0254 Class B GO Aquatics LLC DBA: — Minneapolis, MN Exp: 10/29/2028 Active
31-B-0193 Class B Golden Seal Canines LLC DBA: — SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: 2/15/2028 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.