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
47-A-0641 Class A Bonnie Sutton DBA: — ASHBY, NE Exp: 7/22/2027 Active
46-A-0403 Class A Bonnie Versteeg DBA: — Platte, SD Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
42-A-1640 Class A Brad Grotewold DBA: — Lake Mills, IA Exp: 4/7/2029 Active
91-A-0144 Class A Brad Wood DBA: — Cheney, WA Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
43-A-6019 Class A Bradley Wans Cassandra Wans DBA: A B C Countryside Farm & Kennel Stoutland, MO Exp: 12/14/2026 Active
43-A-6758 Class A Brandon Hough Tina Hough DBA: Hough's Kennel OSCEOLA, MO Exp: 11/29/2028 Active
43-A-6860 Class A Brandy Hough DBA: — Brighton, MO Exp: 3/28/2027 Active
43-A-6921 Class A Bravo Whiskey Shorthairs, LLC DBA: — Koshkonong, MO Exp: 6/13/2028 Active
42-A-1747 Class A Breezy Corners Kennels DBA: — Waukon, IA Exp: 5/15/2029 Active
31-A-0835 Class A Breezy Ridge Puppies DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 3/30/2028 Active
43-A-4793 Class A Brenda Arnett DBA: — Edwards, MO Exp: 3/17/2029 Active
43-A-6164 Class A Brenda Kellum DBA: Kellum's Kuddly Canies GROVESPRING, MO Exp: 1/20/2029 Active
43-A-6068 Class A Brenda Poe DBA: Brenda Poe Puppies Downing, MO Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
43-A-5504 Class A Brenda Rauber DBA: Bears Kennel Hamilton, MO Exp: 5/8/2028 Active
32-A-0597 Class A Brian Graber DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 1/31/2028 Active
42-A-1738 Class A Brian Haberman DBA: — Northwood, IA Exp: 6/11/2028 Active
43-A-6339 Class A Brian Letsinger DBA: — Ava, MO Exp: 7/11/2029 Active
42-A-1728 Class A Brian Lutz DBA: — West Piont, IA Exp: 5/13/2027 Active
73-A-2750 Class A Brian Swafford DBA: — Stilwell, OK Exp: 2/17/2027 Active
32-A-0900 Class A Bright Star Kennels DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: 9/28/2027 Active
43-A-6839 Class A Brock Scott DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 12/13/2026 Active
23-A-0788 Class A Brookwood Collies LLC DBA: — Danville, PA Exp: 6/27/2029 Active
48-A-2216 Class A Bruna Kennels LLC DBA: — Waterville, KS Exp: 3/7/2027 Active
58-A-0409 Class A Bruno Happy Dogs DBA: — Southwest Ranches, FL Exp: 5/20/2028 Active
73-A-2817 Class A Bryan & Paula Unger DBA: — Westville, OK Exp: 7/23/2027 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.