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

897 results found in IN

Including 495 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
32-B-0275 Class B Elite Pets and Supplies DBA: — Spencerville, IN Exp: 8/24/2028 Active
32-A-0700 Class A Elmer Lapp DBA: — HAGERSTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0363 Class A Elmer Lapp DBA: — HAGERSTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0571 Class A Elmer Raber DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0574 Class A ELMER YODER DBA: — GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0842 Class A Elson Bontrager DBA: Golden Paw Pets Shipshewana, IN Exp: 10/2/2027 Active
32-A-0828 Class A EMANUEL SCHWARTZ DBA: — BERNE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0944 Class A Emma Graber Ivan Graber DBA: I G PLAYFUL PUPPIES Grabill, IN Exp: 3/3/2028 Active
32-A-0323 Class A Emma Graber Ivan Graber DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0966 Class A Enos & Malinda Beiler DBA: — Rockville, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0468 Class A ENOS ESH DBA: — WILLIAMSBURG, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0435 Class A ENOS FISHER LIZZIE FISHER DBA: — HAGERSTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0778 Class A ENOS GRABER DBA: — WOODBURN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1048 Class A Enos Graber DBA: — WOODBURN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0939 Class A Enos L Miller DBA: — Ligonier, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0961 Class A Enos Lengacher DBA: — Grabill, IN Exp: 5/9/2028 Active
32-A-0447 Class A ENOS MILLER DBA: — GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-B-0258 Class B ENOS MILLER DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0296 Class A Enos Mullett DBA: — GOSHEN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0608 Class A Enos Schwartz DBA: Rocky Road Kennel Geneva, IN Exp: 3/23/2028 Active
32-A-0774 Class A Envigo RMS LLC DBA: — Indianapolis, IN Exp: 7/16/2029 Active
32-A-0887 Class A EPHRAIM GRABER DBA: — LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0550 Class A ERIC STOLL DBA: — MONTGOMERY, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0503 Class A Erma M Bontrager DBA: — Rome City, IN Exp: 5/9/2027 Active
32-A-0417 Class A Erma Petersheim Jonathan Petersheim DBA: — SHIPSHEWANA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed

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.