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

377 results found in PA

Including 270 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-B-0250 Class B Kenton R. Zimmerman DBA: Swamp Creek Kennel Morgantown, PA Exp: 6/25/2027 Active
23-B-0223 Class B KEVIN JAROSINSKI DBA: — SPRINGDALE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0010 Class B Kevin R Weaver DBA: Schoeneck Laboratories Lititz, PA Exp: 7/31/2028 Active
23-B-0011 Class B L BARBARA GREGORY DBA: — YORK HAVEN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0166 Class B LAMONT WERNETT DBA: — QUAKERTOWN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0020 Class B Lampire Biological Laboratories Inc DBA: — Pipersville, PA Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
23-A-0772 Class A Lavish Savannahs DBA: — Dillsburg, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0225 Class B LC Preclinical Research Inc DBA: — Exton, PA Exp: 6/20/2029 Active
23-A-0247 Class A Leah Yoder DBA: STONEY HILL KENNELS Milroy, PA Exp: 10/21/2029 Active
23-A-0643 Class A LEROY KAUFFMAN DBA: — NEWBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0509 Class A LEROY STOLTZFUS DBA: — LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0542 Class A LESTER BRUBACHER DBA: — LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0558 Class A LESTER BURKHOLDER DBA: — DENVER, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0610 Class A LESTER BURKHOLDER DBA: — DENVER, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0534 Class A LESTER HOOVER DBA: — LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0572 Class A Lester Martin DBA: — New Holland, PA Exp: 8/13/2027 Active
23-A-0758 Class A Levi B Fisher DBA: — Gap, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0678 Class A LEVI BYLER DBA: — REBERSBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0633 Class A LEVI FISHER DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0601 Class A LEVI FISHER DBA: — STRASBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0596 Class A Levi King DBA: — Mill Hall, PA Exp: 4/25/2029 Active
23-A-0683 Class A LEVI S STOLTZFUS DBA: — ELIZABETHTOWN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0673 Class A Levi S Stoltzfus DBA: — Manheim, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0701 Class A Levi Stoltzfus DBA: — ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0735 Class A Levi Stoltzfus Sr DBA: — Williamsport, PA Exp: 5/14/2027 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.