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

18 results found in NC

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
55-B-0205 Class B Bobby Perry and Justin Perry DBA: Southeastern Biological Supply Durham, NC Exp: 11/16/2028 Active
55-B-0132 Class B Brad Gregory DBA: B & B SMALL ANIMAL WHOLESALE Walnut Cove, NC Exp: 11/16/2026 Active
55-B-0010 Class B Carolina Biological Supply Co DBA: — Burlington, NC Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
55-A-0175 Class A Chancy Eckert DBA: — Elizabeth City, NC Exp: 8/1/2027 Active
55-B-0230 Class B David Leeds DBA: Daves Domestic Hedgehogs Hillsborough, NC Exp: 12/15/2026 Active
55-B-0069 Class B Henry Hampton DBA: Lazy 5 Ranch Mount Ulla, NC Exp: 5/7/2027 Active
55-B-0210 Class B James Bass DBA: — Fayetteville, NC Exp: 9/13/2028 Active
55-A-0178 Class A James Matthew Hayes DBA: HEDGEHOG HAVEN, NC BELEWS CREEK, NC Exp: 3/13/2027 Active
55-B-0164 Class B Jim Simpson DBA: — Indian Trail, NC Exp: 3/24/2029 Active
55-B-0227 Class B KC Aquatic Enterprises DBA: Carolina Aquatics Kernersville, NC Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
55-B-0107 Class B LBS Biological Inc DBA: — Graham, NC Exp: 3/16/2029 Active
55-B-0222 Class B Lesa Gifford DBA: — Sneads Ferry, NC Exp: 1/26/2029 Active
55-A-0176 Class A Margaret Hooks DBA: — TAYLORSVILLE, NC Exp: 2/21/2027 Active
55-B-0226 Class B Misty Woodruff DBA: — Granite Falls, NC Exp: 9/6/2028 Active
55-B-0234 Class B Phil Simpson DBA: — Monroe, NC Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
55-B-0239 Class B Phoenix Landing Foundation DBA: — Alexander, NC Exp: 1/14/2028 Active
55-B-0240 Class B SOF Landing LLC DBA: — Sanford, NC Exp: 8/22/2028 Active
55-B-0182 Class B Wake Forest University DBA: — Winston Salem, NC Exp: 1/26/2028 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.