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

6,428 results found (Class A)

Including 4,275 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
64-A-0134 Class A INGE VERSTUYFT DBA: — MOBILE, AL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
55-A-0177 Class A Inman Farms, Inc. DBA: — Dobson, NC Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0591 Class A Integrity Pets LLC DBA: — ALFORDSVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1460 Class A Irene Finley DBA: — HERINGTON, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
48-A-1834 Class A Irene Phillips DBA: — DENNIS, KS Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6318 Class A Irma Spires DBA: Irma "Jeannie" Spires Frankford, MO Exp: 6/1/2027 Active
32-A-0656 Class A ISAAC KING DBA: — HAGERSTOWN, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0726 Class A ISAAC STOLTZFUS DBA: — ROCKVILLE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6572 Class A Isaac and Aundria Tilden DBA: — Grovespring, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0677 Class A ISAAC BEILER DBA: — ALLENWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1152 Class A Isaac L Stoltzfus DBA: — Greenfork, IN Exp: 9/2/2028 Active
43-A-6396 Class A Isaac L Stoltzfus DBA: — HARTVILLE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0015 Class A ISAAC MARTIN DBA: — SHILOH, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-4303 Class A ISAAC MARTIN EVA MARTIN DBA: — FORTUNA, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0747 Class A Isaac Petersheim DBA: — EAST EARL, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0609 Class A Isaac Petersheim DBA: — EAST EARL, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0627 Class A Isaac Petersheim DBA: — EAST EARL, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0610 Class A Isaac Z Martin DBA: — SHILOH, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
21-A-0156 Class A ISAAC ZIMMERMAN FRANCES ZIMMERMAN DBA: — DUNDEE, NY Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1492 Class A Isabella Fluit Julie Bakker DBA: — DOON, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0425 Class A Israel B Byler DBA: — BELLEVILLE, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0530 Class A Israel Stoltzfus DBA: — Rewey, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0446 Class A Israel Stoltzfus DBA: — PLATTEVILLE, WI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0175 Class A Ivan A Raber DBA: — MILLERSBURG, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0519 Class A Ivan Barkman DBA: LONE PINE KENNEL Baltic, OH Exp: 9/22/2029 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.