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
43-A-4610 Class A JANETTE O'DELL DBA: — LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5752 Class A Janice Angst DBA: — PHILLIPSBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6190 Class A Janice Angst DBA: — PHILLIPSBURG, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1385 Class A Janice Burns DBA: Hilltop Acres Crossett, AR Exp: 10/18/2027 Active
73-A-2718 Class A Janice Fromm DBA: C & J Kennel Miami, OK Exp: 12/7/2027 Active
43-A-4926 Class A Janice Henry DBA: Wiggley Waggley Puppies Mansfield, MO Exp: 8/1/2027 Active
34-A-0191 Class A Janice Holstege DBA: — HUDSONVILLE, MI Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0357 Class A JANICE HUGHES DBA: — STRUBLE, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1411 Class A Janice Lipford DBA: — Timbo, AR Exp: 3/31/2027 Active
43-A-5769 Class A Janice Nelson Kenneth Nelson DBA: — EXETER, MO Exp: 7/6/2028 Active
73-A-1498 Class A Janice Sanders DBA: — LOCUST GROVE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1446 Class A JANICE STARMAN DBA: — ARCADIA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5985 Class A Janice Swofford Joe Swofford Troy Dargin DBA: — SHELL KNOB, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
58-A-0318 Class A JANINE BEROVIDES DBA: — HOMESTEAD, FL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-1017 Class A Jared Allen Wittmer DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0429 Class A JARED FELDHAUS JOHN CALLIES DBA: — HOWARD, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
46-A-0260 Class A JARED FELDHAUS JULIE FELDHAUS GREG FELDHAUS DBA: — HOWARD, SD Exp: — Formerly Licensed
71-A-1438 Class A Jarrod, Phil and Yolanda Weymouth DBA: — Subiaco, AR Exp: 9/28/2029 Active
85-A-0071 Class A Jasmine Travis Meghan Bentz DBA: — ALBUQUERQUE, NM Exp: — Formerly Licensed
85-A-0073 Class A Jasmine Travis DBA: — ALBUQUERQUE, NM Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6589 Class A Jason Allen Debra Bartkoski DBA: — Carthage, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6704 Class A Jason B Hostetler DBA: — Miller, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1006 Class A JASON BEYER SARAH BEYER DBA: — TAMA, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1487 Class A Jason Boyle DBA: — MOORHEAD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0937 Class A Jason D Wagler DBA: — Montgomery, IN Exp: 2/17/2028 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.