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

2,153 results found (Class A)

4,275 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-A-3459 Class A Tracey Lee DBA: — MOBERLY, MO Exp: 11/19/2028 Active
31-A-0721 Class A Tracie Weller DBA: — Bellville, OH Exp: 8/16/2028 Active
71-A-1378 Class A Tracy Everett DBA: Freemen Farms Tilly, AR Exp: 7/17/2028 Active
31-A-0984 Class A Trail Creek Puppies DBA: — Columbus, OH Exp: 8/1/2029 Active
43-A-3472 Class A Travis and Betty Fanning DBA: B & T KENNEL WASHBURN, MO Exp: 12/13/2028 Active
74-A-1568 Class A Travis Herod And Keith Come (D/B/A CH Ventures) DBA: CH Ventures Booker, TX Exp: 12/13/2027 Active
43-A-6645 Class A Travis L Smith DBA: — West Plains, MO Exp: 2/15/2028 Active
43-A-6820 Class A Travis McNeely DBA: Don't Step on Me Kennels Montrose, MO Exp: 8/22/2029 Active
32-A-0531 Class A Trent Yoder DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 12/9/2026 Active
43-A-6967 Class A Trevor Wilson DBA: — Neosho, MO Exp: 6/2/2029 Active
35-A-0433 Class A Tri Valley Resources LLC DBA: — Spring Green, WI Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
23-A-0741 Class A Triple F Farms LLC DBA: — Gillett, PA Exp: 7/6/2027 Active
43-A-6892 Class A Triple H's Farm, LLC DBA: — Mansfield, MO Exp: 12/4/2027 Active
58-A-0384 Class A Tropical Birds Inc DBA: — Miami, FL Exp: 10/13/2029 Active
23-A-0739 Class A Tru Dreem Kennel DBA: — Rebersburg, PA Exp: 6/8/2027 Active
21-A-0154 Class A TV Toys DBA: Twilight Valley Toys Lyons, NY Exp: 6/28/2029 Active
43-A-6452 Class A Twin Springs Kennel LLC DBA: — Vanzant, MO Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
42-A-1591 Class A Two B Kennels LLC DBA: — Fort Madison, IA Exp: 2/28/2028 Active
46-A-0392 Class A Tyler Gerlach DBA: — Stickney, SD Exp: 6/30/2027 Active
42-A-1626 Class A Tyrell Hulshof DBA: — Ireton, IA Exp: 8/25/2029 Active
31-A-0875 Class A United Pets LLC DBA: — Apple Creek, OH Exp: 9/9/2027 Active
73-A-2865 Class A Valerie Benham DBA: — Stilwell, OK Exp: 5/3/2027 Active
31-A-0980 Class A Valley View Pups DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 4/25/2029 Active
51-A-0047 Class A Valness Yorkies LLC DBA: — Clear Spring, MD Exp: 1/3/2028 Active
71-A-1213 Class A Vanessa Watts DBA: Rock Springs Kennel Leslie, AR Exp: 10/19/2029 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.