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

84 results found in WI

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

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0525 Class A Albert Troyer DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
35-A-0521 Class A Allen F Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 2/17/2029 Active
35-A-0439 Class A Allen Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/28/2027 Active
35-A-0404 Class A Allen N Reiff DBA: — Withee, WI Exp: 9/27/2027 Active
35-A-0388 Class A Ammon Zimmerman DBA: — Stitzer, WI Exp: 1/4/2028 Active
35-A-0460 Class A Andrew Miller DBA: — HILLSBORO, WI Exp: 2/14/2027 Active
35-B-0234 Class B Animart Pet Inc DBA: — Beaver Dam, WI Exp: 8/11/2029 Active —
35-A-0534 Class A Anna A. Borntreger DBA: — Wilton, WI Exp: 3/29/2027 Active
35-A-0546 Class A Ben and Malinda Beiler DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: 1/7/2029 Active
35-B-0200 Class B Clifford Johnson DBA: Golden Feather Game Farm Spencer, WI Exp: 4/5/2029 Active
35-A-0536 Class A D & F Kennel LLC DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: 6/17/2027 Active
35-A-0482 Class A Daniel D Miller DBA: — Shawano, WI Exp: 6/23/2027 Active
35-A-0506 Class A Daniel Graber DBA: — Mineral Point, WI Exp: 6/22/2028 Active
35-A-0396 Class A David E Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/26/2029 Active
35-A-0547 Class A David E Zimmerman DBA: — Throp, WI Exp: 2/18/2029 Active
35-A-0398 Class A David Kurtz DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: 6/1/2027 Active
35-A-0379 Class A Dennis Bontrager DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 6/10/2028 Active
35-B-0217 Class B Duane Pretsch DBA: — Arena, WI Exp: 6/23/2027 Active
35-A-0529 Class A Earl Ray Nolt and Elaine Nolt DBA: — Lublin, WI Exp: 10/6/2029 Active
35-A-0537 Class A Edna Ellen Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 9/3/2027 Active
35-B-0034 Class B El Ranchito Pets Inc DBA: — Cazenovia, WI Exp: 8/15/2028 Active
35-A-0485 Class A Elmer A Miller DBA: — Westby, WI Exp: 10/14/2027 Active
35-A-0462 Class A Elmer Jr Miller DBA: — Hillsboro, WI Exp: 2/27/2028 Active
35-A-0359 Class A Ervin L Miller DBA: — Abbotsford, WI Exp: 2/12/2029 Active
35-A-0500 Class A Ervin Miller Marcus Miller Anna May Miller DBA: Country Road Kennel Hillsboro, WI Exp: 4/18/2028 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.