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

81 results found in AR

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
71-A-1430 Class A Anita Gustin DBA: Kings River Kennel Berryville, AR Exp: 10/6/2028 Active
71-A-1049 Class A Benita Boyd DBA: — Peel, AR Exp: 6/30/2027 Active
71-A-1440 Class A Bill Nored DBA: Dryfork Kennel PRIM, AR Exp: 11/20/2026 Active
71-A-0970 Class A Carolyn Meridith DBA: MERIDITH'S KENNEL MAYNARD, AR Exp: 8/19/2029 Active
71-A-1355 Class A Cathie Atchison DBA: Lakeview Kennel Lead Hill, AR Exp: 5/3/2028 Active
71-A-1370 Class A Cedar Hill Kennels LLC DBA: — Okolona, AR Exp: 9/21/2028 Active
71-A-1311 Class A Cheryl Gray DBA: Cedar Creek Yorkies Havana, AR Exp: 7/31/2027 Active
71-A-0700 Class A Chester or Mildred Miles DBA: Luv-n-Pets Berryville, AR Exp: 9/8/2027 Active
71-B-0107 Class B Cold Springs Exotic Animals DBA: — LITTLE ROCK, AR Exp: 1/13/2027 Active
71-A-1444 Class A Country Girl Sales DBA: — El Dorado, AR Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
71-A-0800 Class A Dawn Coffman DBA: Misty Trail Kennels Pocahontas, AR Exp: 4/2/2029 Active
71-A-1405 Class A Deniece Richardson DBA: — Lead Hill, AR Exp: 2/10/2027 Active
71-A-1454 Class A Diamond T Legacy Kennel LLC DBA: — Brockwell, AR Exp: 10/20/2029 Active —
71-A-1381 Class A Dianna Harp DBA: — Peel, AR Exp: 9/25/2028 Active
71-A-1300 Class A Donna Gunn DBA: Whispering Pines Kennel Cove, AR Exp: 8/9/2028 Active
71-A-1362 Class A Dudley Slaton DBA: Slaton Farms Lockesburg, AR Exp: 11/8/2029 Active
71-A-0789 Class A Eddy and Carolyn Criner DBA: Prairie View Kennels Marble Falls, AR Exp: 1/2/2029 Active
71-B-0200 Class B F. Mark Coffman DBA: Misty Trail Kennels Pocahontas, AR Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
71-A-1413 Class A Frances Roberson DBA: Nancy's Westies Russellville, AR Exp: 4/27/2027 Active
71-A-0806 Class A Freda and Jack Horton DBA: Hortons Kennels Green Forest, AR Exp: 5/9/2029 Active
71-A-1353 Class A Gail Bear DBA: — Harrison, AR Exp: 3/1/2028 Active
71-A-1346 Class A Gary Willis Sharon Willis DBA: — Mansfield, AR Exp: 9/29/2027 Active
71-A-1446 Class A Gerena Heater DBA: Mountain Valley Bulldogs Green Forest, AR Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
71-A-1447 Class A Ginger Warren DBA: — Gravette, AR Exp: 11/19/2027 Active
71-A-1425 Class A Glyn Nolan Ann Nolan DBA: Wildwood Farms Van Buren, AR Exp: 8/4/2028 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.