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

269 results found in WI

Including 185 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
35-A-0550 Class A Samuel B. Miller DBA: — Mount Hope, WI Exp: 10/9/2029 Active —
35-A-0409 Class A Samuel Beiler DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: 11/30/2026 Active
35-A-0523 Class A Samuel J Yoder DBA: — Augusta, WI Exp: 3/10/2029 Active
35-A-0374 Class A SAMUEL SCHMUCKER DBA: — LA VALLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0495 Class A Sara S Bontrager DBA: Grand Valley Kennel Markesan, WI Exp: 2/17/2028 Active
35-A-0484 Class A Sarah Blume Mike Blume DBA: — Platteville, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0358 Class A SARAH HAMMOND DBA: — BUTTE DES MORTS, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0551 Class A Season Bennett DBA: — Larsen, WI Exp: 10/16/2029 Active —
35-A-0504 Class A Season Bennett DBA: — Larsen, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0491 Class A Serenity Ridge Farm DBA: — Kewaunee, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0377 Class A SHEILA SEITZ DBA: — EDGERTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0212 Class B Shelly Rutherford DBA: — Menomonie, WI Exp: 3/3/2028 Active
35-B-0169 Class B SILVER LINING KENNELS INC DBA: — COLFAX, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0479 Class A Simeon Lapp DBA: — DARLINGTON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0511 Class A Stephen B Swarey DBA: — Fennimore, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0458 Class A Steven Sensenig DBA: Cannon Country Canines Lancaster, WI Exp: 1/29/2028 Active
35-B-0235 Class B Summer Theys DBA: — Shawano, WI Exp: 10/28/2027 Active
35-B-0216 Class B SUNSET KENNELS LLC DBA: — HILLPOINT, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0367 Class A SUNSET KENNELS LLC DBA: — HILLPOINT, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0429 Class A SUZANNAH HELMAN ADAM HELMAN DBA: — EDGAR, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0394 Class A Sylvia Kurtz DBA: — AUGUSTA, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0270 Class A T.V.K. LLC DBA: — SPRING GREEN, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0136 Class B THE ARISTOTLE CORPORATION DBA: — FORT ATKINSON, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-B-0209 Class B THE FAMILY PATCH INC DBA: — ATHENS, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0513 Class A Theodore Detwiler DBA: — Withee, WI 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.