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

17 results found in GA

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
67-A-0002 Class A Adam Yoder DBA: — Montezuma, GA Exp: 10/10/2027 Active
67-A-0009 Class A Burnt Mountain Avian Center, LLC DBA: — Ellijay, GA Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
57-A-0226 Class A Cherie Cormier DBA: — Locust Grove, GA Exp: 11/7/2026 Active
67-A-0007 Class A Dwayne Lake DBA: Lakes Exotics East Dublin, GA Exp: 5/3/2029 Active
57-B-0157 Class B Emory National Biomedical Research Center DBA: — Atlanta, GA Exp: 9/9/2028 Active
67-B-0004 Class B Fancy Feathers LLC DBA: — Norcross, GA Exp: 4/24/2027 Active
67-B-0001 Class B Fowler Farms, LLC DBA: — Albany, GA Exp: 10/26/2027 Active
67-A-0011 Class A French West Frenchies LLC DBA: — Lawrenceville, GA Exp: 3/26/2028 Active
67-A-0008 Class A Igor Mitrovic DBA: — Loganville, GA Exp: 2/28/2027 Active
57-B-0131 Class B Michael B Findley DBA: Valley Brook Research, Inc. Madison, GA Exp: 9/20/2028 Active
67-A-0010 Class A SanusBio Farms, LLC DBA: — Crawford, GA Exp: 1/14/2028 Active
67-A-0012 Class A Strut Wildlife, LLC DBA: — Atlanta, GA Exp: 4/30/2028 Active
57-B-0146 Class B Sun Pet Ltd DBA: Fish Mart; Pet Source Atlanta, GA Exp: 7/27/2028 Active
57-B-0148 Class B TRS Labs Inc DBA: — Watkinsville, GA Exp: 12/11/2028 Active
67-B-0005 Class B Vernon Padgett DBA: — Atlanta, GA Exp: 3/28/2028 Active
57-A-0123 Class A Wayne Wood DBA: — Buchanan, GA Exp: 1/8/2029 Active
67-B-0007 Class B William Justin Scoggins DBA: Cypress Grove Waterfowl & Exotics Barnesville, GA Exp: 4/23/2028 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.