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

26 results found in SD

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
46-A-0414 Class A Barb Beckmann DBA: — White Lake, SD Exp: 8/24/2029 Active
46-A-0238 Class A Beverly Nydam DBA: — Stickney, SD Exp: 11/24/2028 Active
46-A-0403 Class A Bonnie Versteeg DBA: — Platte, SD Exp: 10/15/2029 Active
46-B-0093 Class B Brunos Aquarium LLC DBA: — Huron, SD Exp: 4/17/2029 Active
46-A-0420 Class A Calvin Kroger DBA: Kroger Kennel Hudson, SD Exp: 7/23/2028 Active
46-A-0435 Class A Carla Pederson DBA: Pederson Farms Freeman, SD Exp: 6/18/2028 Active
46-A-0428 Class A Carol J Fagerland DBA: — Britton, SD Exp: 7/19/2029 Active
46-A-0024 Class A Charlene Fischer DBA: — Goodwin, SD Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
46-A-0112 Class A Cindy Hubers DBA: DA-PA KLI Kennels Harrison, SD Exp: 11/9/2026 Active
46-A-0426 Class A D&K VanDerVliet Inc DBA: — Colton, SD Exp: 12/8/2026 Active
46-A-0418 Class A Fonda Maassen DBA: Maasen Kennels Canton, SD Exp: 4/7/2027 Active
46-A-0338 Class A Hollie & Chad Kahnke DBA: — Florence, SD Exp: 2/8/2029 Active
46-B-0060 Class B Jan Strenger DBA: Fish N Stuff And Homeward Bound Pet Rescue Yankton, SD Exp: 4/1/2028 Active
46-A-0417 Class A Jessica Mueller Theresa Mueller DBA: — Mount Vernon, SD Exp: 3/26/2027 Active
46-A-0309 Class A Judy Theisse Steve Theisse DBA: T Z Kennels Mitchell, SD Exp: 12/23/2027 Active
46-B-0077 Class B Karen Veurink DBA: Dakota Kennels Harrison, SD Exp: 11/10/2027 Active
46-A-0402 Class A Keith Jensen DBA: — Freeman, SD Exp: 8/12/2027 Active
46-A-0205 Class A Kelly Degen Faye Degen DBA: PRAIRIE WIND KENNELS Parkston, SD Exp: 4/26/2027 Active
46-B-0086 Class B Kevin and Jolynne Parmely DBA: — Huron, SD Exp: 4/2/2028 Active
46-B-0091 Class B Ovis LLC DBA: — Canton, SD Exp: 10/5/2027 Active
46-A-0331 Class A Rick Klinkhammer DBA: KLINKHAMMERS LABS TEA, SD Exp: 10/20/2028 Active
46-B-0090 Class B SAB Biotherapeutics Inc. DBA: SAB Biotherapeutics Pharm Sioux Falls, SD Exp: 10/7/2028 Active
46-A-0416 Class A Tall Pine LLC DBA: — New Holland, SD Exp: 1/27/2028 Active
46-A-0270 Class A Tina Brennan DBA: Brennan Kennels Pukwana, SD Exp: 1/16/2029 Active
46-A-0392 Class A Tyler Gerlach DBA: — Stickney, SD Exp: 6/30/2027 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.