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

6,390 results found (Class A)

Including 4,231 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
74-A-1541 Class A 221 FARM L L C DBA: — BROOKSHIRE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6956 Class A 2B2B Farms LLC DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 3/10/2029 Active
58-A-0270 Class A 4 J Conservation Center Inc DBA: — Dade City, FL Exp: 6/15/2027 Active
31-A-0871 Class A 414 Kennel LLC DBA: — Dundee, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1505 Class A 5 M Farms DBA: — LIME SPRINGS, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1742 Class A 5C Puppies LLC DBA: — Salem, IA Exp: 2/12/2029 Active
58-A-0387 Class A 7 Colored Phoenix LLC DBA: — Davie, FL Exp: 3/25/2027 Active
74-A-1578 Class A 7P Farm DBA: — Wylie, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0426 Class A A & E FARM DBA: — Greenwood, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
84-A-0196 Class A A C C Ranch DBA: — PEYTON, CO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1519 Class A A C W Reptiles L L C DBA: — HOUSTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1054 Class A A G Beukelman DBA: — SIOUX CENTER, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0909 Class A A&L Repair LLC DBA: — Goshen, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-0401 Class A A.K. SHEPHERD DBA: — WINSLOW, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0716 Class A A1 K-9 DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0718 Class A AARON GRABER DBA: — SPENCERVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
61-A-0157 Class A Aaron A Miller DBA: — Irvington, KY Exp: 12/10/2027 Active
43-A-6617 Class A Aaron A. L. Schwartz DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0804 Class A Aaron and Suzanne Fisher DBA: — Parkesburg, PA Exp: 12/16/2027 Active
43-A-6647 Class A Aaron B Martin DBA: — Chula, MO Exp: 3/1/2028 Active
31-A-0643 Class A Aaron Beachy DBA: Hickory Lane Puppies Baltic, OH Exp: 4/4/2027 Active
43-A-6539 Class A AARON BORNTREGER DBA: — PRINCETON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6416 Class A Aaron D Martin DBA: — EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0656 Class A AARON ESH DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0752 Class A Aaron G Fisher DBA: — Loganton, PA Exp: 10/26/2027 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.