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
23-A-0614 Class A Jacob S Fisher DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0812 Class A Jacob S Stoltzfus JR DBA: — Howard, PA Exp: 10/13/2029 Active
43-A-6609 Class A Jacob Shetler DBA: — Moberly, MO Exp: 11/10/2027 Active
23-A-0798 Class A Jacob Stoltzfus DBA: — Herndon, PA Exp: 4/5/2027 Active
42-A-1685 Class A Jacob Stutzman DBA: — Lamoni, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6695 Class A Jacob T Borntreger DBA: — Seymour, MO Exp: 6/30/2028 Active
31-A-1021 Class A Jacob V Stutzman DBA: — Fresno, OH Exp: 5/19/2028 Active
31-A-0622 Class A JACOB W YODER DBA: — JACKSON, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0805 Class A JACOB X. SCHWARTZ JR DBA: — GENEVA, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0730 Class A JACOB YODER DBA: — FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0715 Class A JACOB YODER DBA: — BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6795 Class A Jacob Z Miller DBA: — Licking, MO Exp: 3/22/2029 Active
73-A-2870 Class A Jacobo Kauenhofen DBA: — Paden, OK Exp: 8/13/2029 Active
43-A-6146 Class A Jacquelin Mammen DBA: — CHILLICOTHE, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
31-A-1039 Class A Jacqueline Miller DBA: — Ashland, OH Exp: 3/3/2029 Active
48-A-2065 Class A Jacqueline Roesener DBA: — MCDONALD, KS Exp: 8/29/2028 Active
43-A-6021 Class A Jacquelyn Schlessman Jack Schlessman Norma Schlessman DBA: — PURDY, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0410 Class A Jaime Ascano DBA: — Palm Bay, FL Exp: 6/3/2028 Active
43-A-6599 Class A Jake D.E. Schwartz DBA: — Licking, MO Exp: 10/7/2027 Active
73-A-2858 Class A Jake Martens DBA: — Boley, OK Exp: 3/4/2027 Active
43-A-6113 Class A Jalisha McIntire DBA: — ELLINGTON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1303 Class A JAMARK DBA: — PARIS, AR Exp: — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0025 Class A James & Linda Enscoe DBA: — LAS VEGAS, NV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
88-A-0022 Class A James & Linda Enscoe DBA: — LAS VEGAS, NV Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0810 Class A James A Knepp DBA: — Loogootee, IN Exp: 12/10/2028 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.