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

1,865 results found (Class B)

Including 1,250 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
43-B-3869 Class B Buffalo Livestock Market LLC DBA: — Buffalo, MO Exp: 8/26/2028 Active
54-B-0052 Class B By Design Poodles LLC DBA: — Jumping Branch, WV Exp: 4/15/2028 Active
58-B-0610 Class B C & C Mandia LLC DBA: — Sarasota, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
41-B-0263 Class B C AND T KENNEL DBA: — PERHAM, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-B-0343 Class B C J K 3 Inc. DBA: — OLATHE, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
56-B-0139 Class B C W SUGAR BEARS LLC DBA: — MYRTLE BEACH, SC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
51-B-0040 Class B Callan Hahn DBA: — THURMONT, MD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
91-B-0115 Class B Calli Halbert DBA: — Enumclaw, WA Exp: 7/15/2028 Active
32-B-0220 Class B CANDA WORMAN SMITH DBA: — ZIONSVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0651 Class B Candace Pratt DBA: Change of Pace Aubrey, TX Exp: 9/11/2027 Active
48-B-0319 Class B Canterbury Tails Pets L L C DBA: — MCPHERSON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3818 Class B Cantrell Cuties Kennel DBA: — SEYMOUR, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
73-B-1880 Class B Carly Denisa Morris DBA: — Fletcher, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-B-0219 Class B Carm's Dog House DBA: — Syracuse, NY Exp: 1/6/2029 Active
73-B-1865 Class B Carol Chapman DBA: — COWETA, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-B-0146 Class B Carol Dye Mike Dye DBA: Dye Game Farm Salem, OR Exp: 7/3/2028 Active
55-B-0010 Class B Carolina Biological Supply Co DBA: — Burlington, NC Exp: 7/24/2029 Active
58-B-0526 Class B Carols Critters DBA: — TALLAHASSEE, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-B-3609 Class B Carroll Bailey DBA: — GOODMAN, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-B-0252 Class B Carsons Critters L L C DBA: — BROOKINGS, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
74-B-0548 Class B Caruth Clark Byrd Wildlife Foundation Inc. DBA: — VAN, TX Exp: — Formerly Licensed
81-B-0019 Class B Casey Jones DBA: — Chinook, MT Exp: 3/2/2029 Active
47-B-0104 Class B Casey Schaaf Angie Schaaf DBA: — ATKINSON, NE Exp: — Formerly Licensed
92-B-0257 Class B CASSANDRA JOHNSON DBA: — ROSEBURG, OR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
12-B-0006 Class B Catherine Bailey DBA: — WEARE, NH 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.