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 2,873 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) .

2,244 Class A Breeders
629 Class B Dealers
2026-06-16 Data as of

39 results found in KY

Including 27 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
61-A-0157 Class A Aaron A Miller — Irvington KY 12/10/2027 Active
61-B-0145 Class B Aaron A Miller — Irvington KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0146 Class A ACORN RIDGE FARM LLC — HOPKINSVILLE KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0146 Class B Ainsley Willow Hedgehogs — Shepherdsville KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0142 Class B Amanda & Hunter Smith — CADIZ KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0145 Class A CAROLYN EVERETT — LEITCHFIELD KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0148 Class A DANIEL ESH — CERULEAN KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0141 Class A DIANNA MC WILLIAMS — PROSPECT KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0150 Class A Emma Mast Robert Mast — Hawesville KY 7/26/2028 Active
61-A-0158 Class A Emma Yoder — Horsecave KY 4/9/2028 Active
61-B-0148 Class B Ethan Pike — Columbia KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0152 Class A Freeman Detweiler Whispering Pines Kennel Munfordville KY 11/24/2027 Active
61-B-0147 Class B Holly Webb — Bowling Green KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0149 Class B Jason ONeill — Dry Ridge KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0116 Class B Jeff & Margaret McClanahan — Georgetown KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0151 Class B Jeff McClanahan Half Pint Miniature Horses Georgetown KY 9/16/2028 Active
61-A-0143 Class A JENNIFER BARNHART — LEXINGTON KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0134 Class A JERRY WEST — GUTHRIE KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0131 Class B John and Teresa Babb — BEREA KY — Formerly Licensed
61-B-0139 Class B KRYSTAL LESLIE — SUMMER SHADE KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0131 Class A Larry L Yoder Whistling Pine Kennels Crofton KY 3/7/2028 Active
61-A-0139 Class A LAVERN ZIMMERMAN — HOPKINSVILLE KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0153 Class A Mahlon E Schwartz — Ewing KY 1/13/2028 Active
61-A-0156 Class A Martin M. Miller — Horse Cave KY 4/8/2027 Active
61-B-0141 Class B Martin M. Miller — Horse Cave KY — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0157 Class A — Breeder
Aaron A Miller
Irvington, KY Exp: 12/10/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-12-16 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-11-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0145 Class B — Dealer
Aaron A Miller
Irvington, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0146 Class A — Breeder
ACORN RIDGE FARM LLC
HOPKINSVILLE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2017-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
61-B-0146 Class B — Dealer
Ainsley Willow Hedgehogs
Shepherdsville, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-04-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0142 Class B — Dealer
Amanda & Hunter Smith
CADIZ, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2018-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-13 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
61-A-0145 Class A — Breeder
CAROLYN EVERETT
LEITCHFIELD, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2017-12-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-09-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-15 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
61-A-0148 Class A — Breeder
DANIEL ESH
CERULEAN, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2019-11-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
61-A-0141 Class A — Breeder
DIANNA MC WILLIAMS
PROSPECT, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-11-24 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-02-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0150 Class A — Breeder
Emma Mast Robert Mast
Hawesville, KY Exp: 7/26/2028 Active
8 inspections clean
2025-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-05-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-10-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
61-A-0158 Class A — Breeder
Emma Yoder
Horsecave, KY Exp: 4/9/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2025-06-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-07 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0148 Class B — Dealer
Ethan Pike
Columbia, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
1 inspection clean
2022-05-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0152 Class A — Breeder
Freeman Detweiler
DBA: Whispering Pines Kennel
Munfordville, KY Exp: 11/24/2027 Active
4 inspections clean
2025-08-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-29 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-16 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0147 Class B — Dealer
Holly Webb
Bowling Green, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2022-04-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-15 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0149 Class B — Dealer
Jason ONeill
Dry Ridge, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2023-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-01-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0116 Class B — Dealer
Jeff & Margaret McClanahan
Georgetown, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12 inspections clean
2025-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-09-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-10-31 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-11-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-12-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 12.

61-B-0151 Class B — Dealer
Jeff McClanahan
DBA: Half Pint Miniature Horses
Georgetown, KY Exp: 9/16/2028 Active
2 inspections clean
2026-01-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-08-28 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0143 Class A — Breeder
JENNIFER BARNHART
LEXINGTON, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-03-26 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-03-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0134 Class A — Breeder
JERRY WEST
GUTHRIE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections clean
2015-06-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-02-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-03-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0131 Class B — Dealer
John and Teresa Babb
BEREA, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
11 inspections clean
2023-06-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-04-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-03-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 11.

61-B-0139 Class B — Dealer
KRYSTAL LESLIE
SUMMER SHADE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2017-10-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
61-A-0131 Class A — Breeder
Larry L Yoder
DBA: Whistling Pine Kennels
Crofton, KY Exp: 3/7/2028 Active
16 inspections clean
2025-07-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-23 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-09-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 16.

61-A-0139 Class A — Breeder
LAVERN ZIMMERMAN
HOPKINSVILLE, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
6 inspections clean
2015-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-08-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-05-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-03-17 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-12-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2014-08-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
61-A-0153 Class A — Breeder
Mahlon E Schwartz
Ewing, KY Exp: 1/13/2028 Active
7 inspections clean
2026-02-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-12-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-02-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2024-11-05 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-01-11 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-A-0156 Class A — Breeder
Martin M. Miller
Horse Cave, KY Exp: 4/8/2027 Active
3 inspections clean
2025-08-26 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-04-01 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
61-B-0141 Class B — Dealer
Martin M. Miller
Horse Cave, KY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-11-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-03-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-02-20 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-06 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF

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.