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

615 results found (Class B)

1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed) hidden. Show all

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
58-B-0655 Class B A & A Exotics LLC DBA: — Lake City, FL Exp: 10/17/2027 Active
31-B-0216 Class B Abe C Raber DBA: Willow Creek Kennel Fresno, OH Exp: 7/21/2027 Active
21-B-0182 Class B Acks Exotic Pets LLC DBA: — Cicero, NY Exp: 10/23/2028 Active
73-B-1882 Class B Adam Salari DBA: Adams Pet Shop Tulsa, OK Exp: 1/30/2029 Active
31-B-0228 Class B Adora Puppies DBA: — Alexandria, OH Exp: 11/29/2028 Active
58-B-0647 Class B Alaka'ina Foundation Family of Companies DBA: — Orlando, FL Exp: 5/23/2029 Active
58-B-0629 Class B Alexandra Dreibelbis DBA: Kinkatopia Inc. Boca Raton, FL Exp: 2/12/2027 Active
58-B-0717 Class B Alexis Flores DBA: — Bronson, FL Exp: 1/31/2027 Active
45-B-0041 Class B Alisa Foerderer DBA: Stutsman County Fairgrounds Cleveland, ND Exp: 5/9/2029 Active
32-B-0292 Class B Allen K9's DBA: — Leo, IN Exp: 1/23/2029 Active
93-B-0269 Class B Allen Thompson DBA: — Twenty-nine Palms, CA Exp: 6/9/2029 Active
56-B-0120 Class B Alpha Genesis Inc DBA: — Yemassee, SC Exp: 3/7/2029 Active
31-B-0241 Class B Amplify Bio LLC DBA: — West Jefferson, OH Exp: 3/5/2028 Active
48-B-0360 Class B Amy Gorman DBA: — Fulton, KS Exp: 6/27/2029 Active
73-B-1883 Class B Andrea Baker DBA: Forever Friends Okie Pets Ketchum, OK Exp: 6/30/2029 Active
74-B-0782 Class B Andrea Martinez DBA: Bay Area Exotic Pets LLC La Porte, TX Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
31-B-0210 Class B Andrew S Clark DBA: Clark's Otters Union City, OH Exp: 1/15/2027 Active
63-B-0205 Class B Angela Glascock DBA: — Cookeville, TN Exp: 8/20/2028 Active
43-B-3879 Class B Angela Gray DBA: Husky Hill Kennel Double H Kennel Revere, MO Exp: 10/15/2029 Active —
23-B-0155 Class B Animal Biotech Industries Inc. DBA: — Doylestown, PA Exp: 4/30/2028 Active
93-B-0232 Class B Animal Blood Bank Inc DBA: Animal Blood Resources International Stockbridge, MI Exp: 7/6/2029 Active
58-B-0716 Class B Animal Interaction Program Advisors, Inc. DBA: — Pembroke Pines, FL Exp: 1/8/2027 Active
35-B-0234 Class B Animart Pet Inc DBA: — Beaver Dam, WI Exp: 8/11/2029 Active —
43-B-3779 Class B Annette Culver DBA: New Grove Kennel Hartville, MO Exp: 9/28/2027 Active
42-B-0295 Class B Annette Moeller DBA: — West Point, IA Exp: 3/29/2028 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.