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

355 results found in TX

Including 245 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
74-A-1449 Class A Patricia Bingham DBA: — ALVIN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1531 Class A Patricia Bingham DBA: — ALVIN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1494 Class A Patricia Coleman DBA: — GRAPELAND, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1474 Class A Patricia Galyon Charles Galyon Sr. DBA: — SIMMS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1446 Class A Perry Viator DBA: Deer Park Exotics Lumberton, TX Exp: 2/28/2027 Active
74-B-0783 Class B Pet City Houston Inc. DBA: — HOUSTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0615 Class B Pet City Houston Inc. DBA: — HOUSTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0738 Class B Pet Connection DBA: — ODESSA, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1458 Class A Peter Mimikos DBA: — BOERNE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0746 Class B Peter Mimikos DBA: — BOERNE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0523 Class B Pets Plus DBA: — Lubbock, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1552 Class A Potenza Exotics, LLC DBA: — ARLINGTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1573 Class A Potenza Exotics, LLC DBA: — Arlington, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0740 Class B Prairie Services Inc. DBA: — ARGYLE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0303 Class B Prairie Services Inc. DBA: — ARGYLE, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0749 Class B Preston Crumpton DBA: — VIDOR, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0371 Class B Probetex Inc. DBA: — San Antonio, TX Exp: 3/3/2028 Active
74-B-0846 Class B Pura Sanguine LLC DBA: — Angleton, TX Exp: 6/2/2029 Active
74-B-0410 Class B Quality Bioresources, Inc. DBA: — Seguin, TX Exp: 12/6/2026 Active
74-A-1490 Class A R.D. Brown DBA: — OMAHA, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0540 Class B Rainbow Exotics Inc. DBA: — HAMILTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0653 Class B Rainforest Pets LLC DBA: — LEAGUE CITY, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-A-1525 Class A Ranch Chalet L L C DBA: — ATHENS, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0293 Class B Rancho Raton Inc. DBA: — PLEASANTON, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0768 Class B Raz Livestock DBA: — HARPER, TX Exp: 6/14/2028 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.