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

92 results found in KS

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
48-A-2210 Class A Aimee Cook DBA: Cooks Collies ELK FALLS, KS Exp: 10/26/2028 Active
48-A-2195 Class A Alice Shaffer DBA: Forever Friends McCune, KS Exp: 2/1/2028 Active
48-B-0360 Class B Amy Gorman DBA: — Fulton, KS Exp: 6/27/2029 Active
48-A-2124 Class A Ann Allison DBA: Rockin A Kennel Langdon, KS Exp: 11/23/2027 Active
48-A-1561 Class A Antigone Means DBA: Hedgehog Valley Iola, KS Exp: 9/30/2029 Active
48-A-2260 Class A Barbara Barker DBA: — Sedan, KS Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
48-A-2246 Class A Belinda Kellenberger DBA: — Morrill, KS Exp: 3/4/2028 Active
48-A-2200 Class A Betty Tash DBA: — Galena, KS Exp: 4/12/2027 Active
48-A-2267 Class A BJ'S & Guys LLC DBA: — Menlo, KS Exp: 3/1/2027 Active
48-A-2216 Class A Bruna Kennels LLC DBA: — Waterville, KS Exp: 3/7/2027 Active
48-A-2161 Class A Charles Littrell Melinda Littrell DBA: Mayhill Puppies Chetopa, KS Exp: 10/1/2028 Active
48-A-2276 Class A Chester Kramer DBA: — Oswego, KS Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
48-A-2273 Class A Cindy Hutchinson DBA: Flint Hills Farms Chapman, KS Exp: 6/23/2029 Active
48-A-2275 Class A Clemens J. Borntreger DBA: — Waverly, KS Exp: 10/5/2029 Active —
48-A-2234 Class A Connie P Hodges DBA: C + H Sugar Gliders Leavenworth, KS Exp: 1/28/2027 Active
48-A-2176 Class A Creek Side Enterprises DBA: — Oberlin, KS Exp: 12/9/2028 Active
48-A-2196 Class A Crista Anne Taylor DBA: — Lindsborg, KS Exp: 2/23/2027 Active
48-A-2167 Class A Crystal Howard DBA: — STERLING, KS Exp: 4/1/2029 Active
48-A-2184 Class A Curtis Golden DBA: — Hutchinson, KS Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
48-A-1486 Class A Cynthia Weaver DBA: — Arkansas City, KS Exp: 4/21/2028 Active
48-A-2232 Class A Dandelion Acres LLC DBA: — Goessel, KS Exp: 10/9/2029 Active
48-B-0107 Class B Darcy Smith William Smith DBA: Sparks Kennel Bennington, KS Exp: 2/27/2029 Active
48-A-2242 Class A Darole Walton and Shirley Walton DBA: Skyview Kennel Fredonia, KS Exp: 8/5/2027 Active
48-A-2003 Class A Deborah Snyder & Doug Smoot DBA: — Clifton, KS Exp: 5/22/2029 Active
48-B-0246 Class B Delmar Loe Kathy Loe DBA: Loe Kennels Beloit, KS Exp: 2/5/2027 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.