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

275 results found in OH

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
31-A-0643 Class A Aaron Beachy DBA: Hickory Lane Puppies Baltic, OH Exp: 4/4/2027 Active
31-B-0216 Class B Abe C Raber DBA: Willow Creek Kennel Fresno, OH Exp: 7/21/2027 Active
31-A-0776 Class A Abe Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 7/12/2028 Active
31-A-0764 Class A Adam Swartzentruber DBA: — Uhrichsville, OH Exp: 5/23/2028 Active
31-A-0853 Class A Aden A Yoder DBA: Countryside Puppies Charm, OH Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
31-A-0785 Class A Aden D Schlabach DBA: Hillside Acres Fredericksburg, OH Exp: 8/19/2029 Active —
31-A-0807 Class A Aden Schlabach DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 12/30/2027 Active
31-B-0228 Class B Adora Puppies DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 11/29/2028 Active
31-A-0959 Class A Adrian Helmuth DBA: Admar Canines Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
31-A-0556 Class A Albert M Miller DBA: — Millersburg, OH Exp: 8/27/2029 Active
31-A-0897 Class A Albert Troyer DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
31-A-1038 Class A Alta Hostetler DBA: — Apple Creek, OH Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
31-A-0719 Class A Ammon J Yoder DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: 8/7/2028 Active
31-A-0919 Class A Ammon Swartzentruber DBA: — Wooster, OH Exp: 5/27/2028 Active
31-A-0986 Class A Ammon Yoder DBA: Hidden Acre Pets Baltic, OH Exp: 9/6/2029 Active
31-A-0747 Class A Amos J. Yoder DBA: — Fredericktown, OH Exp: 4/9/2028 Active
31-A-0794 Class A Amos Yoder DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 10/3/2027 Active
31-B-0241 Class B Amplify Bio LLC DBA: — West Jefferson, OH Exp: 3/5/2028 Active
31-A-0707 Class A Amy Kramer DBA: — Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 4/26/2028 Active
31-B-0210 Class B Andrew S Clark DBA: Clark's Otters Union City, OH Exp: 1/15/2027 Active
31-A-1026 Class A Andy A Yoder DBA: A & B Kennel Sugarcreek, OH Exp: 7/17/2028 Active
31-A-0918 Class A Andy J Raber DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 5/20/2028 Active
31-A-0436 Class A Andy M Nisley DBA: Nunda Valley Kennels Howard, OH Exp: 7/27/2029 Active
31-A-0752 Class A Andy Nisley DBA: — Baltic, OH Exp: 4/15/2028 Active
31-A-0976 Class A Andy Raber DBA: — Walhonding, OH Exp: 4/17/2029 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.