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

377 results found in PA

Including 270 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-A-0640 Class A LEVI YODER DBA: — DOYLESBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0233 Class B Livestock Supplies Inc DBA: — Bally, PA Exp: 7/14/2028 Active
23-A-0731 Class A Lizzie Stoltzfoos DBA: — Airville, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0593 Class A Lloyd L King DBA: — Kinzers, PA Exp: 4/15/2027 Active
23-A-0536 Class A LLOYD WEAVER DBA: — EPHRATA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0523 Class A Loren Nolt DBA: Evergreen Kennel East Earl, PA Exp: 4/21/2027 Active
23-A-0622 Class A LORI NOLT DBA: — PEACH BOTTOM, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0790 Class A Mahantongo Farms DBA: — Dornsife, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0674 Class A MAHLON BEILER DBA: — REBERSBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0574 Class A MAHLON KING DBA: — KINZERS, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0793 Class A Malinda King DBA: — Quarryville, PA Exp: 8/17/2029 Active
23-A-0618 Class A MALINDA KING DBA: — REBERSBURG, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0641 Class A MALINDA KING DAVID KING DBA: — KIRKWOOD, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0239 Class B Maple Twig Farm DBA: — Meyersdale, PA Exp: 12/4/2028 Active
23-A-0408 Class A Marcus K Lantz DBA: Slate Hill Farm Newburg, PA Exp: 5/21/2028 Active
23-A-0717 Class A Mark and Rebecca Byler DBA: — Millheim, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0742 Class A Mark R Yeagle DBA: — jersey Shore, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0666 Class A Marlin Sauder DBA: — Denver, PA Exp: 4/25/2028 Active
23-A-0570 Class A MARLIN WENGER DBA: — MANHEIM, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0042 Class B MARTHA HOLMES DBA: — BARTO, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0391 Class A MARTHA WENGER DBA: — EPHRATA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0715 Class A Marvin Lee Oberholtzer DBA: Mountain Trail Kennel Shippensburg, PA Exp: 2/12/2028 Active
23-A-0500 Class A Mary Fisher Levi Fisher DBA: — LOGANTON, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0617 Class A MARY JANE BURKHOLDER DBA: — LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
23-B-0226 Class B May Family Enterprises Inc DBA: — Manns Choice, PA Exp: 8/28/2028 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.